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COMPOSIT | the Future use of Composites in Transport | 2002-04 |

Research Cluster 02 | Design & Structural Simulation of Composites in Transportation.

The Event.

The COMPOSIT workshop on the "Design & Structural Simulation of Composites in Transportation" was held in Genova, Italy on the 28th June 2002. Hosted by D'Appolonia, the program for the day was as follows:

"The Use of Composite Materials in Vehicle Design"

Enrico Mangino (Centro Ricerche Fiat, I)

"Design and Simulation Tools for Composite Structures in Aerospace Applications"

Rolf Zimmermann (DLR, D)

"Design and Manufacturing of a Refrigerated Semi-Trailer in Composite Materials"

Hans Hansson (SICOMP, S)

"Design Issues for the Use of Composites In Railway Applications"

John Roberts (Bombardier Transportation, UK)

"POSICOSS - EC Project on Improved Postbuckling Simulation for Design of Fibre Composite Fuselage Structures"

Rolf Zimmermann (DLR, D)

(Click here to visit the web site of the POSICOSS project)

"Availability of Software Tools for Structural Simulation of Composites"

Roberto Gonella (Engin Soft, I)

"Design of High Precision Composites"

Carlo Margheriti (Alhambra, I)

"Round Table Discussion: Research Needs for Design of Composite Structures and Opportunities for the Industry"

Donato Zangani (D'Appolonia, I)

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The Output from the Workshop.

 

The COMPOSIT research cluster on the "Design & Structural Simulation of Composites in Transportation" can be explored by following the link below.

Future Research Requirements

Priorities for future work in order to meet the composite d esign & structural simulation needs of the transport sectors.