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  1. Puck Failure Criteria

    31 Jul 2017

    Composite materials have been established as competitive materials during the last few decades due to their high strength to l ow weight ratio among other advantages and are widely used in many industries. A recent study has found that the industrial usage of composite failure...

  2. VABS: Powering Simple Beam Elements with Detailed 3D FEA Fidelity

    06 Jan 2017

    This presentation gives a brief introduction to VABS, a general-purpose cross-sectional analysis, which can power conventional, simple beam elements with detailed 3D FEA fidelity. 

  3. Orthotropic Stress Concentration Factor

    25 Sep 2014 | Tools

    Calculates the stress concentration factor for a circular hole in an infinite orthotropic plate

  4. Analysis of Slender Structures Using Mechanics of Structure Genome and Open Source Codes

    28 May 2014 | Publications

    This is the Master thesis from Xin Liu in Prof Yu’s research group. In this thesis, the Mechanics of Structure Genome (MSG) has be used to provide an alternative way to model composite beam-like structures. Basic concept of MSG is introduced as well as the idea of how to carry out...

  5. 2015 cdmHUB Workshop

    28 May 2014 | Series

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

  6. HyperSizer for Composites: Insanely Fast Laminate Optimization

    28 May 2014 | Tool Information

    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...

  7. Structure Genome: Fill the Gap between Materials Genome and Structural Analysis

    28 May 2014 | Publications

    A new concept, Structure Genome (SG), is proposed to fill the gap between materials genome and structural analysis. SG acts as the basic building block of the structure connecting materials to structures and the mechanics of SG governs the necessary information to link materials genome and...

  8. Variational Asymptotic Modeling of Composite Dimensionally Reducible Structures

    28 May 2014 | Publications

    This is Prof. Yu's PhD dissertation. In this disseration, the variational asymptotic method has be used to provide a systematic, holistic, and rigorous approach to construct efficient yet accurate models for composite beams, plates, and shells.  

  9. The Mission, Vision and Programs of the Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB

    22 May 2013 | Teaching Materials

    The presentation outlines the mission, vision and programs of the Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB as of October 2014.

  10. The Mission, Vision and Programs of the Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB

    25 Sep 2014 | Teaching Materials

    The presentation outlines the mission, vision and programs of the Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB as of October 2014.

  11. The Mission, Vision and Programs of the Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB

    28 May 2014 | Teaching Materials

    The presentation outlines the mission, vision and programs of the Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB as of October 2014.

  12. Plane-Stress Compliance Transform

    25 Sep 2014 | Tools

    Transforms 2D compliance terms by rotation about the 3-axis

  13. Composite Materials and Structures 1972-2012: Grand Challenges

    22 May 2013 | Teaching Materials

    Professor R. Byron Pipes presents the Grand Challenges for Composite Materials for the next 40 years at the American Society of Composites Conference in Arlington, TX on October 2, 2012.

  14. Composite Materials and Structures 1972-2012: Grand Challenges

    28 May 2014 | Teaching Materials

    Professor R. Byron Pipes presents the Grand Challenges for Composite Materials for the next 40 years at the American Society of Composites Conference in Arlington, TX on October 2, 2012.

  15. 2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop

    22 May 2013 | 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.

  16. 2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop

    28 May 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.

  17. HyperSizer Pro Software from Collier Research

    22 May 2013 | Tool Information

    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...

  18. HyperSizer Pro Software from Collier Research

    28 May 2014 | Tool Information

    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...

  19. Announcement for the 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop

    22 May 2013 | 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...

  20. Interlaminar Stresses in Symmetric Angle-Ply Laminates Subjected to Anticlastic Bending Deformation

    22 May 2013 | Tool Information

    The aim of the present work is to develop a solution for the interlaminar stress field in a symmetric and balanced,  angle-ply laminate subjected to anticlastic bending deformation.  Further, this class of problems is considered in order to elucidate the behavior of angle-ply laminates...