Estimation of the effective material properties (mechanical, thermal, chemical) for woven composites with the various textile patterns
Prediction of the process-induced residual deformation for thermosetting resin composite considering the viscoelastic behaviors
Bird strike simulation for auxiliary fuel tanks of helicopters
Evaluation of impact-induced damages considering sloshing effects of fuel
Impact simulation based on 1) Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic (SPH) method and 2) Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian (CEL) method
Applications: low-velocity impacts (bird strike, hailstone, etc)
Effects of various influencing parameters of the structural response of the FGM aerospace structures
Modelling of FGM and microstructural defects (porosity) to find the effective material properties of the structures
Applications of graded cellular materials as bio-composite structures in making artificial bone scaffolds
Multifunctional energy storage composites embed battery layers in structures.
Development of a structural battery carrying mechanical loads and simultaneously storing electrical energy
Evaluation of electrochemical & mechanical properties of structural batteries
Drop impact simulation for auxiliary composite fuel tanks of helicopters
Evaluation of impact-induced damages considering sloshing effects of fuel
Impact simulation based on coupled Eulerian Lagrangian (CEL) method
FEA (solid & shell) with damage models and failure criteria
Target structures: i. composite plate, ii. composite vessel (tank), iii. composite honeycomb structure, etc
Impact tests (low-velocity impact & quasi-static indentation) for composite structures
Burst pressure tests for composite cylinders
Matrix burn-off tests for estimating fiber volume fraction
Standard tests for composite materials
Hand layup process
Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process
Modified RTM process
Autoclave process