CAE Simulation & Solutions
Maschinenbau Ingenieurdienstleistungen GmbH
Technical Office for Engineering Services
Pitkagasse 2/1/16
1210 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 /1/ 974 89 91-0
Fax: +43 /1/ 974 89 91-99
Email: office@cae-sim-sol.at
Polymers and composites are important construction materials in mechanical engineering. Their mechanical response is more complex than that of traditional materials such as steel. It is often non-linear, which requires care and expertise from the analyst. The same holds true for composites, for example fiber-reinforced polymers. Aspects such as the correct assignment of fiber orientations in the pre-processing of complicated composite layups are as important as the proper application of failure criteria suitable for predicting damage and failure in composite structures.