Overview

Many of the arising new technologies are owed to the development of new composite materials. The material properties determine the performances that can be achieved. The in-depth and thorough understanding of materials at the microscopic scale is therefore required to predict the performances at the macroscopic scale. In this course, you will gain insight into materials and investigate the microscopic mechanisms that dominate the macroscopic properties. You will virtually evaluate the performance of new composite materials to be able to identify promising candidates providing the targeted features. The training will also consider tips and recommendations for the calibration of new composite materials. In this training, the following suite of Digimat modules will be covered: - Digimat-MF relies on the mean field homogenisation to combine the per-phase properties of the composite constituents with microstructural information to generate a model-based representative volume element. - Digimat-MX will assist you in the procedure to determine the constituents parameters that enable to predict the composite performances. - Digimat-FE considers a finite element analysis of a realistic representative volume element to gain an in-depth view into composites by direct investigation. - Digimat-VA is used to generate virtual allowable and compute the behaviour of unnotched, open hole and filled hole coupons among others.