Reducing Material Usage in Composites

Discover with Martin Gambling, Managing Director at GRM Consulting, how to use digital engineering and the MODSIM approach to maximize the benefits of using composite materials.

Topics covered:

• Introduction
• Composites – Benefits & Challenges for Sustainability
• Best practices – Example with BMW i3
• Biocomposites – A future?
• Optimization Driven Design Philosophy – Maximizing the potential of composites materials
• What is it and what it does
• Tools & Techniques – Developing composite laminates to meet structural requirements
• OptiAssist for Abaqus – A new digital product to improve the structural engineering process for composite materials in Abaqus
• Live Exploration of Composite Laminate Changes – Real Time Response
• Example of Live Exploration
• OptiAssist – Real time response
• Laminate Design by Optimization-Driven Techniques – The Ply Shape Optimization Process
• Example applications and future opportunities
• Aircraft wing – Uni-directional fibre placement
• INEOS Team UK – America’s Cup Sailing
• Hypercar chassis optimization
• Class Innovate UK Research – JEC Composite Award Winner
• Summary & Conclusions