Crashworthiness is the ability of a structure to absorb impact energy in a controlled manner so the contents of the structure survive the impact. Survival is governed by the deceleration forces ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Sept. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexagon Digital Wave, a business of Hexagon Composites, announced today the successful completion of its 750th Mobile Pipeline ® and Virtual Pipeline­ ...

In my August 2021 column, I introduced the composites building block approach as a step-by-step series of mechanical tests of increasing complexity, coupled with analyses performed at each step, that ...

As the demands for light-weight composite structures for aerospace, ground transportation, and environmentally sustainable energy systems develop, so do the mechanical testing requirements for ...

This lab provides facilities for material and structure testing. This includes mechanical, physical, chemical, electrical and thermal properties measurements. The lab also has an autoclave for ...

Formula one car monocoques, aircraft structural components, bridge support sections and boat hulls are all examples of structures that can be fabricated from fibre reinforced polymers such as carbon ...