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Composite performance
Centre for Advanced Composite Materials
Composite performance
Advanced composites and manufacturing technologies are put to use in real-life products. Research at the Centre involves testing both theoretical and physical constructs for performance under real-world conditions.
Research areas
Failure prediction for stress concentrations
- Localised loads associated with inserts, fittings and joints/transitions
- Develop and validate analysis methods that account for uncertainty
Performance of complex sandwich structures
- Boat hulls, decks and aircraft components
- Improve accuracy and efficiency of design
- Effect of curvature on performance of panels
- Dynamic loading from crash and water impact
- Strength and fatigue of foam cores
- Material deformation and failure
Product design and applications
- Marine, aeronautical, sporting, energy applications
- Synthetic and biocomposite materials
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