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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...
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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...
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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.
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Orthotropic Stress Concentration Factor
25 Sep 2014 | Tools
Calculates the stress concentration factor for a circular hole in an infinite orthotropic plate
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2015 cdmHUB Workshop
27 Jun 2014 | 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.
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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.
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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...
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NAFEMS Invitation to Tender: How to Obtain Material Properties for Structural Analysis of Composites
23 Jul 2014 | White Papers/Research Documents
The NAFEMS Composites Working Group wishes to commission a new document with the suggested title "How to Obtain Material Properties for Structural Analysis of Composites". The book will be a companion volume to the existing NAFEMS publications "An introduction to the use of material models in...
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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.
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Plane-Stress Compliance Transform
25 Sep 2014 | Tools
Transforms 2D compliance terms by rotation about the 3-axis
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2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop
27 Jun 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.
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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.
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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...