1 Introduction: Why Do We Need Material Designer? Simulating structural components made from advanced engineered materials such as fibre-reinforced composites, woven fabrics, metals with cellular lattices, porous meta-materials, etc. presents a multi-scale challenge. Performing a full FEA down to the individual microscopic fibre or strut level for an entire macro-scale part is practically impossible. For … Continue reading Introduction to Ansys Material Designer: Multi-Scale Material Modelling and Homogenization
Composites
Layered Composite Modeling using Ansys ACP – A Wind Turbine Blade
A wind turbine blade is a long, hollow structural component made of composite material. Due to its slender nature, it is important to conduct a buckling design test to prevent such failure in service. This post illustrates how to use Ansys ACP to set up composite materials and apply them to wind turbine blade buckling … Continue reading Layered Composite Modeling using Ansys ACP – A Wind Turbine Blade
