Mechanical Analysis and Design Optimisation of Composite Structures

The project is concerned with the development of mechanical analysis and design optimisation procedures formulated for composite materials, thin-walled and sandwich structures, hybrid metal-composite structural components with applications in aerospace, marine, offshore, shipbuilding and other industries. The relevant modelling approaches and optimisation techniques are to be developed and implemented.

Description of Work: 

• Development of mechanical and numerical models 
• Model implementation into the FE code 
• Structural design and analysis 
• Development of the theoretical and specialised numerical optimisation techniques 
• Sensitivity analysis of the composite components-demonstrators 
• Material characterisation and prototype testing

Contact:

Prof Evgeny Morozov e.morozov@adfa.edu.au