Why are your bones not made of steel?“Nature is Wonderful” school of thought, who seem to be dedicated to explaining the marvels of nature and to telling you that us poor…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019
Multifunctional CompositesComposite materials conventionally represent a leading structural material solution with high specific strength and stiffness as well as…Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019
Deployable StructuresThe word deployable means to spread out, arrange or utilise for a specific purpose. Etymologically, it derives from the Latin word…Aug 17, 2019Aug 17, 2019
Variable Stiffness CompositesA certain type of composite material, namely continuous fibre-reinforced plastics (FRPs) combine two or more materials whose combined…Jul 20, 2019Jul 20, 2019
Sandwich BeamsThe explanations in this post are kept very basic and are similar to a first semester course in structural mechanics. Sandwich panels are…Jun 22, 2019Jun 22, 2019
Lightweight rocket shellsOne of the most important drivers in rocket design is the mass ratio, i.e. the ratio of fuel mass to dry mass of the rocket. The greater…Jun 19, 20191Jun 19, 20191
The Difference Between Linear and Nonlinear FEA?Linear Finite Element Method simplifies a lot of things. For instance, the material will never yield resulting in unrealistically high…Jun 18, 2019Jun 18, 2019
Comparison Between FEM and Exact SolutionsApproximate solutions based on numerical techniques and digital computation are most often obtained in engineering analyses of complex…May 19, 2019May 19, 2019
