Composite Strength and Stiffness Virtual Classroom

We are industry's research and development partner. When companies need to make things lighter, stronger, smarter and more sustainable they come to the NCC. With access to 'beyond' state-of-the-art technology and the best composites engineering capabilities in the world, we help our customers solve the most complex engineering challenges of our time.

The National Composites Centre

Composite Strength and Stiffness virtually hosted by the National Composites Centre, Bristol.

Composite Strength & Stiffness

If you need to focus on improving the strength and stiffness elements of your composite designs this course will give you a knowledge of composite properties and an understanding of how each of the plies effect the global part.

Composites are a much more complex material to predict the behaviour of when compared to traditional bulk plastics and metals. The first step on understanding composite properties is to understand how each of the plies effect the global part.In this course we will give you an understanding of the theory behind how to build up the part properties of a composite from the properties of the individual plies. We then cover how to take those part properties back down to the ply level to work out when the first ply will fail. What we’ll cover:✓ Micromechanics (via rue of mixtures):
 ▪ In plane stiffness
 ▪ In plane strength
✓ Mesomechanics
 ▪ ABD Matrix
 ▪ Coupling effects
 ▪ Polar Plots
 ▪ Carpet Plots
 ▪ First ply failure