Research
Composites Manufacturing Simulation & Validation
- Develop a comprehensive set of simulation tools that connect composites from their birth in manufacturing to their lifetime prediction.
- Advance the certification of composite products by analysis validated by experiments and teach the use of these tools to the current and future generations of engineers.
- Work with industry, academia, and government to put these tools in the hands of engineers.
Composites Additive Manufacturing
- Predict and measure the anisotropic deformation that occurs in printed elements.
- Include a description of anisotropic element shape change during deposition.
- Anticipate performance of the printed element.
Mechanics of Structure Genome
- Unify the length scales of structural mechanics and micromechanics.
- Enable modeling of composites with the same accuracy and ease as metals.
- Interface seamlessly with conventional FEA codes for high-fidelity composites modeling.
- Simulate in the cloud using SwiftComp deployed on cdmHUB.
cdmHUB Online Composites Community
- The Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB (cdmHUB).
- Convene the composites community to advance certification by analysis.
- The cdmHUB supports certification by analysis through developing and disseminating simulation best practices and through education and evaluation of composites simulation tools.
People
Faculty/Staff
Graduate Students
Events
2023-2024 Past Composites Experts Webinar Series
Deborah D.L. Chung
Professor
University at Buffalo
Structural self-sensing based on measuring the resistance, capacitance or inductance of the structural material, without sensor incorporation
October 26, 2023 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Daylight Time
Gregory M. Odegard
John O. Hallquist Endowed Chair of Computational Mechanics
Michigan Technological University
Next Generation of Composites Materials for Crewed Deep Space Missions
December 14, 2023 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Jan-Anders Mansson
Distunguished Professor
Purdue University
Composites in Sports: A Testbed for Cutting-edge Technologies
February 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Ajit K Roy
Computational Group Leader
Air Force Research Laboratory
Bottom-up Composites Materials Design for Multifunctionality
March 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Daylight Time
Tim Osswald
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Development of Fiber Microstructure during Processing of Discontinuous Fiber Reinforced Composite Products
April 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Daylight Time
2022-2023 Past Composites Experts Webinar Series
Dr. T. E. Tay
Professor
National University of Singapore
Adaptive Multi-Scale & Multi-Fidelity Progressive Failure Analysis of Composites
November 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Dr. Stephen W. Tsai
Professor Emeritus
Stanford University
Master Laminates to Simplify Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Composites
December 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Dr. Charles L. Tucker III
Professor Emeritus
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fiber Orientation Prediction for Discontinuous Fiber Composites: Fundamentals and Future Trends
February 2, 2023 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Steven Nutt
Professor
University of Southern California
Imparting Robustness to Out-of-Autoclave Prepregs
March 9, 2023 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Frank Henning
Director
Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology
M3–A sustainable approach to vehicle light-weighting with composites:
Methods–Materials–Manufacturing
April 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Daylight Time
Remko Akkerman
Faculty of Engineering Technology, Chair of Production Technology
University of Twente / TPRC
Composites Forming Simulations - on physics & data, accuracy & applicability
May 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Daylight Time
2021-2022 Past Composites Experts Webinar Series
Dr. Anthony M. Waas
Richard A Auhll Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering
Felix Pawlowski Collegiate Chair in Aerospace Engineering
The University of Michigan
A Semi-Discrete Model for Progressive Damage and Failure of Fiber Reinforced Laminates
November 11, 2021 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Professor Philippe Boisse
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Université de Lyon, France
Fibrous Shell Approach and 3D Second Gradient Modeling for Textile Composite Draping
December 9, 2021 at 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Dr. Nobuo Takeda
Chairman, Japan Transport Safety Board
Professor Emeritus
The University of Tokyo
Fiber-Optic-Based In-Process Monitoring of CFRP Structures for Material Quality Assurance
January 27, 2022 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Professor Karl Schulte
Professor
Technische Universität Hamburg Institute of Polymers and Composites
COMPOSITE MATERIALS Where we are and where to go (mechanical and electrical properties of polymer composites)
February 24, 2022 11:00 AM US Eastern Standard Time
Professor Véronique Michaud
Professor
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Capillary Effectsin Fiber reinforced polymer composite processing, a zoom on the flow front
March 31, 2022 11:00 AM US Eastern Daylight Time
Professor François Trochu
Emeritus Professor
Polytechnique Montreal
The Story of Permeability in "Liquid Composite Molding" (LCM) How to devise and validate process simulation software?
April 14, 2022 11:00 AM US Eastern Daylight Time
Professor Wim VAN PAEPEGEM
Professor
Ghent University, Belgium
Multi-scale modelling of damage mechanics of fibre-reinforced polymer composites from micro- to macro-scale: the (virtual) reality and challenges ahead
May 12, 2022 11:00 AM US Eastern Daylight Time
2020-2021 Past Composites Experts Webinar Series
Dr. Anoush Poursartip
Director, Composites Research Network
Co-Director, Composites Knowledge Network, NCE
Director of Research Convergent Manufacturing Technologies
The University of British Columbia
Digital Disruption of Composites Manufacturing and Design
September 10, 2020 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Dr. Ramesh Talreja
Tenneco Professor of Engineering
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Texas A&M University
A Manufacturing Sensitive Design Strategy for Composite Materials Using Physical Modeling and Stochastic Simulation of Defects
September 24, 2020 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Dr. K. L. (Ken) Reifsnider
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Presidential Distinguished Professor
Director of the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies
The University of Texas at Arlington
Defect Coupling Predicting the Strength and Life of Fibrous Composite Laminates
October 8, 2020 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Professor Kevin Potter
Emeritus Professor in Composites Manufacturing
Deperatment of Aerospace Engineering
University of Bristol
Automating the Lay-Up of Geometrically Complex Composite Structures Made from Preimpregnated Reinforcements a Route to a Roadmap
October 29, 2020 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Professor Michael Wisnom
Director of Bristol Composites Institute (ACCIS)
Leading expert on the mechanics of fibre reinforced composites, failure mechanisms and finite element analysis
The University of Bristol
The Challenges of Determining the Strength of Composites
November 19, 2020 from 11 am-12 pm
Dr. Suresh Advani
George W. Laird Professor
Mechanical Engineering
The University of Deleware
Emerging Roles of Process Models & Simulations in Composites Manufacturing
December 3, 2020 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Professor Conchur O Bradaigh
Head of School
Chair of Materials Engineering
The University of Edinburgh
Novel Powder Epoxy Composites for Thick-Section Structures
January 21, 2021 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Dr. J. N. Reddy
Professor
Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. Chair Professor
University Distinguished Professor
Regents Professor
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Texas A&M University
Recent Developments in Computational Approaches to Model Laminated Composite Shells and Damage and Fracture in Solids
February 11, 2021 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Professor Klaus Friedrich
Feodor Lynen Fellow
Director for Materials Science at the Institute for Composite Materials
World Fellow of the International Committee on Composite Materials (ICCM)
Advances in Polymer Composites' Tribology
March 4, 2021 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Dr. Steven M. Arnold
Technical Lead: Multiscale Multiphysics Modeling
T3 Project: Material and Structures Discipline Lead
NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field
Practical Developments in Multiscale Modeling of Composites
April 1, 2021 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Dr. R. Byron Pipes
Executive Director, Composites Manufacturing & Simulation Center
Director of the Design and Simulation technology Area of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing
Purdue University
Rheology of Carbon Fiber Thermoplastic Polymer Composites
April 22, 2021 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Professor Pascal Hubert
Werner Graupe Chair on Sustainable Composites Manufacturing
Director, Research Center for High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems
McGill University
Sustainable Manufacturing of Composite Materials
May 13, 2021 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Dr. Nancy R. Sottos
Head, Professor & Maybelle Leland Swanlund Endowed Chair
Materials Science and Engineering
The University of Illinois
Control of Reaction Fronts for Rapid Energy-Efficient Manufacturing of Multifunctional Polymers and Composites
June 3, 2021 from 11 am-12 pm Eastern
Past Events
FPCM-15 FLOW PROCESSES IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS
June 27-29, 2023
The Large Scale Additive Manufacturing Celebration
October 28, 2021
The 3DExperience© Simulation on Wheels Tour
September 25 & 26, 2019
ASC 32nd Technical Conference
October 23–25, 2017
STEM Day at the CMSC!
July 7, 2017
IACMI Board of Directors Meeting-November 2–3, 2016
cdmHUB Workshop
October 26–27, 2016
Composites One Training Workshop
August 9–10, 2016
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Composites Manufacturing & Simulation Center
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