SwiftComp Short Course Coming in August 2020

An online short course on Multiscale Structural Mechanics is being held starting August 5th, 2020. Offered through the AIAA Materials Technical Committee, the short course will held five hours per week over four weeks. The course will cover both practical applications of SwiftComp and fundamentals of the underlying theory, Mechanics of Structure Genome (MSG). More details and registration can be found here.

Overview

This course will introduce mechanics of structure genome (MSG) as a unified framework for multiscale modeling of composite structures and materials starting from fiber/matrix scale all the way to macroscopic structural scale. This course will emphasize skills of using MSG-based online software tools to perform simulation needed for design and analysis of various types of composite structures such as unidirectional (UD) fiber reinforced composites laminates, 2D and 3D textile composite structures, and honeycomb sandwich structures. This course will use several composites simulation tools on cdmHUB (https://cdmhub.org/) which will be freely accessible for registrants.

What You Will Learn

Challenges associated with modeling of composite materials and structures.
Basic ideas of multiscale modeling of composite materials and structures.
Basic ideas of MSG and the advantages of MSG compared with other approaches for modeling composite structures and materials.
How to use MSG for micromechanical analysis of composites: predict lamina constants and 3D properties of composite laminates, failure of various types of composite materials.
How to use MSG for modeling thin composite structures as a plate: predict ABD matrices, in-plane and flexural properties of composite laminates, equivalent plate properties for honeycomb sandwich structures, failure of composite panels, etc.
How to use MSG for modeling slender composite structures as a beam: predict equivalent beam problems for composite rotor blades, high-aspect ratio wings, deployable booms, failure of composite slender structures.

Key Course Topics

State-of-the-art multiscale methods
MSG and its companion online tools
MSG-based micromechanics modeling of composites (e.g., UD composites, particle reinforced composites, and textile composites)
MSG-based plate modeling of thin composite structures (e.g., UD laminates, woven laminates, and honeycomb sandwich structures)
MSG-based beam modeling of slender composite structures (e.g., I beam, Box beam, tubes, and rotor blades, and other irregular sections)
MSG-based failure analysis for typical composite structures and materials (e.g. UD laminates, woven composites, honeycomb sandwich structures)

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for structure engineers and researchers who need to perform stress and failure analysis for design and manufacturing of composite structures. It is also suitable for professors and graduate students who are interested in learning cutting edge tools for multiscale modeling and simulation of composite structures and materials. This online course aims a balanced focus of theoretical fundamentals and hands-on use of advanced computer codes for modeling of composite materials and structures. The students are assumed to have basic knowledge about mechanics of composite materials.

Course Fees (Sign-In to Register)

Non-Member Price: $1045 USD
AIAA Member Price: $845 USD
AIAA Student Member Price: $495 USD

Classroom hours / CEUs
20 classroom hours
2.0 CEUs

Instructed by Wenbin Yu, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University; Xin Liu, Assistant Professor of Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering Department at UT Arlington.

From 5 August – 28 August 2020 (4 weeks, 8 Lectures, 20 Hours)
Every Wednesday and Friday at 1300-1530 Eastern Time (all sessions will be recorded and available for replay; course notes will be available for download; students will be able to launch computer codes online)
This introductory course focuses on the hands-on training and advanced online tools for multiscale modeling using SwiftComp
Course will also include illustrative application examples, practice exercises, and supplemental material to enhance the learning experience
All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

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