​THE LAMINATED SAFETY

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Analysis and Design Optimisation of Laminated Composite Structures; Applications: Past, present and future
 Fibres and resin materials: Types and properties
 Laminae and laminates: Micro-mechanical models, modelling of the laminae, classical lamination theory (CLT)
 Analysis of composite structures: Beam, plate and shell modelling
 Thermal effects
 Fracture and failure including fatigue
 Brief introduction to 3-D effects and general design principles
 Finite element analysis of laminated composite structures
 Non-linear finite element analysis and prediction of progressive damage evolution, debonding and failure/collapse
 Design optimization of laminated composite structures with focus on gradient based optimization of linear and nonlinear problems
 Fundamental aspects of mechanics of sandwich structures

Analysis and Gradient Based Optimization of Laminated Composite Structures;

• Laminae and laminates: fiber and resin materials, modelling of the laminae, classical lamination theory (CLT), shear-deformation plate theories

• Fracture and failure of composite materials including fatigue – focus on failure criteria and their use

• Finite element analysis of laminated composite structures with focus on shell and solid shell formulations

• Introduction to basic concepts of gradient based structural optimization

• Parameterization choices for laminated composites (continuous fiber angles and thicknesses, lamination parameters, Discrete Material Optimization (DMO), Discrete Material and Thickness Optimization (DMTO), etc.)

• Efficient methods of Design Sensitivity Analysis for gradient based structural optimization

• Inclusion of manufacturing constraints

• Gradient based design optimization of laminated composite structures for l linear and nonlinear problems including buckling problems

​Fracture Mechanics for Laminated Composite Structures;

​◦Classical fracture mechanics
◦Bi-material fracture mechanics
◦Anisotropic materials
◦Numerical estimation of fracture mechanical parameters with the finite element method (FEM)
◦R-curve effects
◦Crack bridging
◦Cohesive zone modeling
◦Numerical implementation of cohesive zone models in FEM
◦Experimental estimation of fracture mechanical properties
◦Fatigue properties of laminated composites