Towards certification by analysis of thermoplastic composites for aircraft structures : an integrated experimental and computational approach
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2025-07-28
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Ζάραγκας, Θωμάς
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In the present thesis, several novel integrated testing and numerical methodologies are developed towards the certification of new thermoplastic composite systems used in primary aerospace structural applications, through the building block approach, reinforcing the need of research community and industries for certification by analysis procedures. The ultimate goal is the partial replacement of the costly and extensive tests, with fast and efficient numerical simulations, reducing the complexity of the design process, the costs and the time, through the scaling down of larger components to simpler tests and partial prediction from numerical approaches such as Finite Element Modelling.
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Thermoplastic composites, Certification by analysis, Experimental building block approach, Finite element analysis