2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop

04 Sep 2014 | Series | Contributor(s): Nikki Huang

The Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB held a kick-off workshop at Purdue University on May 29-30, 2013 with over 100 attendees from industry, academia and government.  Select presentations from the workshop are included in this series.

2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop

04 Sep 2014 | Series

The Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB held a kick-off workshop at Purdue University on May 29-30, 2013 with over 100 attendees from industry, academia and government.  Select presentations from the workshop are included in this series.

2015 cdmHUB Workshop

05 Jan 2016 | Series | Contributor(s): Nikki Huang

Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop held at Purdue University on November 3-5, 2015.  Both lectures slides and lecture videos are presented.

2015 cdmHUB Workshop

05 Jan 2016 | Series

Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop held at Purdue University on November 3-5, 2015.  Both lectures slides and lecture videos are presented.

2015 cdmHUB Workshop

05 Jan 2016 | Series

Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop held at Purdue University on November 3-5, 2015.  Both lectures slides and lecture videos are presented.

A Unified Theory for Constitutive Modeling of Composites

18 Apr 2016 | Publications

A unified theory for multiscale constitutive modeling of composites is developed using the concept of structure genomes. Generalized from the concept of the representative volume element, a structure genome is defined as the smallest mathematical building block of a structure. Structure...

Adaptive Multi-Scale & Multi-Fidelity Progressive Failure Analysis of Composites

14 Nov 2022 | Online Presentations

Although high-fidelity modeling of progressive damage has advanced our understanding of failure mechanisms in fibre-reinforced composites, such techniques are currently still too computationally intensive for direct application to composite structures. The multi-scale nature of damage in...

Announcement for the 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop

27 Jun 2014 | Teaching Materials

Flyer announcement for the 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop to be held at Purdue University, August 5-7, 2014.The Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB is holding a hands-on workshop in composites design, analysis and manufacturing. Join us at Purdue University on...

Autocatalytic Degree of Cure

27 Jun 2014 | Tools

Calculates degree of cure based on time-temperature profile and autocatalytic cure model with Arrhenius rate-dependence

Autocatalytic Degree of Cure -- Time and Temperature Data Point Entry

27 Jun 2014 | Tools

Calculates degree of cure based on time-temperature profile and autocatalytic cure model with Arrhenius rate-dependence from time and temperature data points.

CATIA Composites Braiding

27 Jun 2014 | Animations

A tool developed with BMW for strong structural Composites parts. Composites braiding is for high output cylindrical parts with minimal waste.

Constitutive modeling for time- and temperature-dependent behavior of composites

08 Jan 2020 | Publications

Structural integrity, durability, and thermal stability represent critical areas for adequately modeling the behavior of composite materials. Polymeric matrices are prone to have time-dependent behavior very sensitive to changes in temperature that influence the effective properties of the...

Effective Lamina and Laminate Properties

14 Feb 2014 | Tools

Calculate effective lamina and laminate properties from phase properties and layup.

Halpin-Tsai Micromechanics Model

14 Feb 2014 | Tools

Calculate homogenized lamina properties from fiber and matrix properties

HyperSizer for Composites: Insanely Fast Laminate Optimization

27 Jun 2014 | Tool Information | Contributor(s): Nikki Huang

95% of users, without user manual, and without instruction, will be able to import their FEM and produce optimum composites laminates that satisfy all analyses to all load cases within the first 10 minutes. Your automatically updated model will have minimum weight and fully producible laminates...

HyperSizer Pro Software from Collier Research

27 Jun 2014 | Tool Information | Contributor(s): Nikki Huang

HyperSizer® is Design, Analysis, and Optimization Software for Composite and Metallic Structures HyperSizer is used throughout the design process--including certification--to quantify all critical failure modes, reduce structural weight, and sequence composite laminates for fabrication to...

MSC.Patran/Nastran-SwiftComp GUI

01 Apr 2019 | Downloads

A graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed to integrate SwiftComp into MSC.Patran/Nastran for constitutive modeling and providing the automated conversion of the MSG plate and beam stiffness matrix into MSC.Nastran shell and beam element properties and materials. In order to reduce...

MSC.Patran/Nastran-SwiftComp GUI

01 Apr 2019 | Downloads

A graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed to integrate SwiftComp into MSC.Patran/Nastran for constitutive modeling and providing the automated conversion of the MSG plate and beam stiffness matrix into MSC.Nastran shell and beam element properties and materials. In order to reduce...

Practical Developments in Multiscale Modeling of Composites

07 Apr 2021 | Online Presentations

Validated models (be they data driven or physics based) can accelerate the design, certification, and ultimate deployment of novel materials and structures by allowing rapid iteration and virtual experimentation while at the same time minimizing the need for expensive and time consuming physical...

Skill of Using Surface Element in ANSYS

26 Mar 2015 | Downloads

Dear All, For those ANSYS users, please check the attached skill of using surface element, “Surface_Effect_Elements.pdf”, to apply the surface tangent traction. It works well for homogenization simulations, and also for some beams structure validations. This attached zip file also...