advanced composites – Simulating Reality, Delivering Certainty

Additive Manufacturing Modeling, Simulation, and Lifecycle Management

Product Marketing — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:48:52 +0000

The expansion of additive manufacturing has created a need for simulation and data management tools that will help engineers optimize the 3D printing process in order to reduce production costs, increase robustness/reliability and improve performance by optimizing design. This blog post will explore how MSC’s simulation tools are currently being used by customers to advance 3D printing.

Weight Reduction of an Engine Mount

Product Marketing — Thu, 19 May 2016 20:00:05 +0000

Trelleborg is a global automotive supplier that offers sealing, damping, and protection solutions to the automotive industry. To reach their goal of complying with CO2 regulation, Trelleborg uses material modeling and simulation software. Challenge To comply with CO2 regulations (2015: 130g 2020: 95g) To reduce the average weight of a car by 200 kg ...

Learn from the Experts: The Future of Modeling in Composite Materials and Structures

Product Marketing — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:46:38 +0000

QUESTION: Is there a way I can learn more about composites directly from the experts? ANSWER: Yes, MSC Software is hosting a Materials Forum at our MSC Software Users Conference on May 8 from 8:00-10:00 am. I have outlined the schedule of the forum, as well as more information on the experts presenting. Materials Forum ...

Lightweight, High Performance Composites – What is a Composite Material?

Product Marketing — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:13:30 +0000

Question: What is a composite? Answer: One could write endlessly about this topic, but I’ve provided some basic information and a few FAQs to get you started. Composite: “A composite is a structural material that consists of two or more combined constituents that are combined at a macroscopic level and are not soluble in each ...

Lightweight, High Performance Composites – Example of Composite Failure Analysis by Using FEA

Product Marketing — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:48:25 +0000

Topic: To conclude the last few posts on using FEA to analyze composites, I leave off with this example from Use of Finite Element Analysis to Create Robust Composite Designs – Going Beyond First Ply Failure. PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF FAILURE ANALYSIS COMPARED WITH TEST RESULTS This work is an overview of some collaborative work performed with ...

Lightweight, High Performance Composites – Progressive Ply Failure Analysis (PFA)

Product Marketing — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:02:42 +0000

Question: What is progressive ply failure analysis (PFA)? Answer: PFA is a type of analysis used to model the failure of a composite laminate on a layer by layer basis. From Andrew Main's Use of Finite Element Analysis to Create Robust Composite Designs – Going Beyond First Ply Failure. This analysis approach allows the structure to ...

Lightweight, High Performance Composites – How to Account for the Uncertainty in Composite Material Properties

Product Marketing — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:10:43 +0000

Question: How can I account for the uncertainty in composite material properties? Answer: You can perform a Stochastic Analysis. I've quoted a description from Andrew Main's Use of Finite Element Analysis to Create Robust Composite Designs – Going Beyond First Ply Failure. Stochastic analysis is not a method that was developed for composites but the large ...

Lightweight, High Performance Composites – Using FEA to Predict the Gradual Failure of Adhesives

Product Marketing — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:15:29 +0000

Question: How can FEA be used to model the gradual failure of adhesives in composites? Answer: You use the cohesive zone modeling technique. Here is quick explanation of CZM from Andrew Main’s Use of Finite Element Analysis to Create Robust Composite Designs – Going Beyond First Ply Failure. Unlike virtual crack closure, cohesive zone modeling ...

Lightweight, High Performance Composites – Predicting crack propagation of adhesives and resins

Product Marketing — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:40:40 +0000

Question: How can FEA be used to predict the crack propagation of adhesives and resins in composites? Answer: You use the virtual crack closure technique. These methods work well for brittle adhesives, but if you have more flexible adhesives, use the cohesive zone modeling technique. Here is quick explanation of VCCT from Andrew Main’s Use of ...

Over Designing Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Product Marketing — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:12:21 +0000

Attend our seminar in Southern California on April 23, 3013 Attend training in Indiana on May 30, 2013 Imagine you have designed a part, only to find out later the predicted maximum stresses are in fact lower. It’s too late to make any design modifications, and now your part is produced for a maximum stress ...