TexGen4SC Tutorial #1: Homogenization Analysis of Textile Composites with Arbitrary Inter-ply Shifts

03 Jan 2017

This tutorial shows how to use TexGen4SC to perform homogenization analysis of textile composites with arbitrary inter-ply shifts. A companion video is available on YouTube. TexGen4SC can be launched directly from https://cdmhub.org/tools/texgen4sc. A python script for the...

TexGen4SC

14 Feb 2014 | Tools

Modeling of woven fabric composites generated by TexGen using SwiftComp

2016 cdmHUB ASC Workshop

27 Jun 2014 | Series

Join us at the American Society for Composites 31st Technical Conference (http://mech.utah.edu/ASC2016/) for a hands-on workshop, on September 18, from 7:00–9:00pm, on how to use cdmHUB.org for composites learning, teaching, and research in the cloud. With the mission to convene the...

2015 Composites Simulation Workshop Agenda

27 Jun 2014 | Teaching Materials

2015 Composites Simulation Workshop Agenda

2015 cdmHUB Workshop

23 Jul 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.

2015 cdmHUB Workshop

14 Feb 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.

Skill of Using Surface Element in ANSYS

14 Feb 2014 | 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...

Keith Kedward and Composites Design (Slides)

23 Jul 2014 | Teaching Materials

Professor Byron Pipes' slides from the 2014 ASC meeting at UCSD discussing Keith Kedward and Composites Design

Keith Kedward and Composites Design (Recorded Talk)

23 Jul 2014 | Teaching Materials

Professor Byron Pipes speaks at the 2014 ASC Conference at UCSD in tribute to Keith Kedward on the subject of Composites Design.

Composite Materials and Structures 1972-2012: Grand Challenges

23 Jul 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.

2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop

23 Jul 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.

HyperSizer Pro Software from Collier Research

23 Jul 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...

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...

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