Program

DAY 1 - 27th of September

9.45 am Introduction - Michele Meo, University of Bath

Session 1 - Chair: Philippe Martiny

10:00 am - "Modelling of the mechanical response of thermoplastic matrix composites to dynamic loading using a combined plasticity and damage mechanics approach"

Jens Wiegand, Andreas Hornig, Holger Boehm, Maik Gude, University of Dresden

10:40 am - "An analytical approach to predict impact stresses in composite laminates"

F.S. Esrail, C. Kassapoglou, C. Bisagni, University of Delft

11.10-11.30 am - Coffee Break

Session 2 - Chair: Rade Vignjevic

11:30 am - "From manufacturing to part performance of composites: challenges when taking local properties into account", Andre Haufe, Dynamore

12:10 pm "A Structural Health Monitoring Technique for the Reconstruction of Impact Forces in Aerospace Components"

Mario Emanuele De Simone, Francesco Ciampa, Michele Meo, University of Bath

12:50 pm: Lunch

Session 3 - Chair: Andre Haufe

14:10 pm - “Micro-scale fe modelling of the behavior of UD composites up to failure”

Philippe martiny, E-xstream engineering, an msc company

15:00 pm - “Damage characterisation at meso and continuum scales for unidirectional composites“

Rade Vignjevic, Nenad Djordjevic, Agata Wasilczuk, Brunel University

15:40 - Coffee break

Visit to historic Taormina

20:00 - Dinner

DAY 2 - 28th of September

Session 4 - Chair: Athanasios Kotzakolios

10:00 am - "Novel simulation of composite material behavior subjected to hyper-velocity impact (hvi) and produced secondary debris by using smoothed-particle hydrodynamics code (sph) methodology in ls-dyna"

Efthimios Giannaros, Athanasios Kotzakolios, Stavros Tsantzalis, Vassilis Kostopoulos, Gianni Campoli, University of Patras

10:40 am - "High strain rate testing of fibre-reinforced composites"

Ahmed Elmahdy, Patricia Verleysen, Ghent University

11:10 am - Coffee Break

11:30 am - "Rtm6 epoxy nanocomposites for aeronautical extreme applications"

Aldo benedetto Zotti, Simona Zuppolini, Anna Borriello, Mauro Zarrelli, CNR

12:10 pm - "Functional integration approaches for fiber reinforced composites – concepts and applications"

A. Horning, D. Winkler, S. Weck, M. Nitschke, N. Zichner, n. Modler, m. Gude, University of Dresden

12:50 pm - Lunch