The aim of this project is to evaluate the performance of a composite material and process combination. It includes all the stages from the making (bag molding, RTM, etc.) to the final characterization of the material (effect of the process parameters, mechanical property under monotonic or cyclic stress, damage analysis, etc.). Mechanical characterization can be performed with simple geometries of specimen, but also in configurations approaching the final applications of the material. This project is strongly experimental, but numerical analysys can be carried out (finite element analysis, analytical ...) to improve the understanding of the phenomena involved.
materials ; mechanics of materials ; composite materials