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

08 Jan 2020

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...

MSC.Patran/Nastran-SwiftComp GUI

01 Apr 2019

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...

Multiscale analysis of multilayer printed circuit board using Mechanics of Structure Genome

23 Jan 2019

The structure of Printed Circuit board (PCB) is very complicated because it consists of woven composites and custom defined conducting layers. To improve the reliability of PCB, it is critical to predict the constitutive relations accurately. This study by implementing Mechanics of Structure...

Abaqus plugins for Nonlinear Acoustics

06 Jul 2017

This paper introduces generalized tools in the form of plugins for a commonly used commercial finite element package Abaqus/Standard to model the nonlinear acoustic methods for detection of delamination damage in composite laminates. The nonlinear acoustic methods typically involve exciting a...

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. 

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

13 May 2013 | Tools

Modeling of woven fabric composites generated by TexGen using SwiftComp

TexGen4SC

14 Feb 2014 | Tools

Modeling of woven fabric composites generated by TexGen using SwiftComp

2015 cdmHUB Workshop

13 May 2013 | 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.

HyperSizer for Composites: Insanely Fast Laminate Optimization

13 May 2013 | 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...

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...

CATIA Composites Braiding

13 May 2013 | Animations

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

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

13 May 2013 | Teaching Materials

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

2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop

13 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.

Announcement for the 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop

13 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...

Free-Edge Elasticity Solution: Tool Taxonomy and Evaluation

13 May 2013 | White Papers/Research Documents

A review of the free-edge elasticity solution tool, including tool taxonomy and evaluation.  An overview of the solution development is provided, followed by numerous examples of tool use and evaluation.  The document concludes with an evaluation of the tool maturity level.  The...

Effective Lamina and Laminate Properties

13 May 2013 | Tools

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

Effective Lamina and Laminate Properties

14 Feb 2014 | Tools

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

Classical Laminate Plate Theory

13 May 2013 | Tools

Prediction of stresses and strains in a laminated plate of infinite in-plane dimensions. Allows for application of thermal and edge loads.