AEROSPACE
Many aerospace components are designed using FiberSIM but must be analysed using Nastran. Here, Laminate Tools is used to import ply layup data from FiberSIM and map it onto the analysis mesh. Following this, laminates are generated and written to a Nastran input file for subsequent analysis. Failure analysis is undertaken within Laminate Tools.
The transfer of as-designed ply data to the analysis model integrates the design and analysis disciplines. Laminate Tools’ strong ply visualisation capabilities allow the analyst to audit the model correctly. The checking capability in Laminate Tools allows users to check for failure across multiple loadcases and failure criteria.
MOTORSPORT
The monocoques of Formula 1 cars are typically composed of over two thousand plies. The analysis model usually contains over one hundred thousand finite elements due to the complexity of the structure. Models are developed within a two-week timeframe, and are compared with test.
With Laminate Tools, users can develop an accurate plybased model and optimise it in less than the time taken to generate a simplified model using zones in the past.
Critical regions can be identified quickly using the failure analysis capabilities. Both linear and crash analyses can be generated from the same composites model.
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