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Simulation success

By Guest PostSeptember 28, 2013Education, Scienceasc, bazle haque, carbon fiber, ccm, development process, epoxy, factor, jack gillespie, limited data, mechanical engineering, michael keefe, pennsylvania state university, raja ganesh, simulation success, subramani sockalingam, university of delaware

Engineering doctoral students win Composites Simulation Challenge

Two University of Delaware mechanical engineering doctoral students working in the Center for Composite Materials, Subramani Sockalingam and Raja Ganesh, took first prize at the American Society for Composites (ASC) inaugural Student Simulation Challenge held Sept. 9 at Pennsylvania State University.

The goal of the 12-hour competition, held during the annual ASC Technical Conference, was to see which student team could best predict the behavior of a composite laminate material that included a pattern of holes. (more…)

UA Professor Uses Aerospace Materials to Build Endless Green Pipeline

By Guest PostSeptember 11, 2012Environment, Scienceaerospace industry, arizona, breakthrough, carbon fiber, civil engineering, company, concrete, cross section, eureka moment, fabric, factory, green pipe, hamid saadatmanesh, hawaii, industry, infinitpipe, internal, lightweight, manufacturing methodology, mo ehsani, navajo gallup, new mexico, panama, pipe, pipeline construction, plastic honeycomb, polymer, quakewrap, steel, supply project, underground pipe, university, water

Carbon fiber fabric and lightweight honeycomb materials, plus a mobile manufacturing platform, make infinite pipeline technology cheaper and greener while boosting local economies.

Mo Ehsani, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Arizona, has designed a new, lightweight underground pipe he says could transform the pipeline construction industry.

Instead of conventional concrete or steel, Ehsani’s new pipe consists of a central layer of lightweight plastic honeycomb, similar to that used in the aerospace industry, sandwiched between layers of resin-saturated carbon fiber fabric. (more…)

Science Xplained: How Physics Serves Tennis

By Guest PostJuly 21, 2012Scienceainissa ramirez, carbon fiber, nylon, physics, Technology, tennis, tennis racket, topspin, yale university

A little physics goes a long way on the tennis court. In this edition of Science Xplained, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez discusses tennis racket technology–from wood and cow intestines to carbon fiber and nylon — and the principles behind topspin. *Source: Yale University

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Simulation success

UA Professor Uses Aerospace Materials to Build Endless Green Pipeline

Science Xplained: How Physics Serves Tennis