Fiscal Year:
1989
Title:
SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF POLYMER MATRIX RESINS
Agency:
NASA
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$49,900.00
Abstract:
AN INTEGRATED SOFTWARE PACKAGE WILL BE DEVELOPED TO PREDICT THE ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS USED AS MATRIX RESINS IN AEROSPACE COMPOSITES. THE SOFTWARE IS BUILT UPON A NONLINEAR VISCOELASTIC CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE FUNDAMENTAL DEFORMATION PROCESSES. THE CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION PREDICTS THE COMPLETE STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR INCLUDING YIELD FOR GLASSY POLYMERS IN ARBITRARY TIME-DEPENDENT THREE-DIMENSIONAL DEFORMATION FIELDS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO DEVELOP EFFICIENT, ROBUST, AND USER FRIENDLY CODE THAT CAN ASSIST POLYMER SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS THAT ARE DEVELOPING NEW RESINS FOR ADVANCED AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS.
Principal Investigator:
Alok K Kulshreshtha
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Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Advanced Materials Design Inc
1291 E Cumberland Ave Po Box 2322 W Lafayette, IN 47906
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No