Seminar Series - 1999-2000

Issues of Composite Structural Design

Wen Chan
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Director, Center for Composite Materials
University of Texas - Arlington
 
Sponsored by the Center for Materials Research and Analysis

Date:  Tuesday, April 25, 2000
Time:  3:30 p.m.
Place:  W128 Nebraska Hall


Composite Materials technology is widely used in aircraft/aerospace structures as well as infrastructures. Applications of composite materials to these structures possess unique characteristics in structural design. However, designers often simply replace conventional material by a composite in structural design. This presentation will highlight the critical issues that are often overlooked or ignored by designers. The issues related to materials, structure, testing and manufacturing will be discussed. Through understanding these issues, the improved design of structures such as helicopter rotor will be presented.  Experiment results and some of the newly developed analytical methodologies associated with some of these issues will also be demonstrated.


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