PI/Project Lead:
Marcus Rutner, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, marcus.rutner(at)tuhh.de
Collaborateur:
Calvin Rans, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, C.D.Rans(at)tudelft.nl

In this research project comprises fundamental research on development of fiber metal laminates providing superior properties such as fatigue resistance. The following shows fiber metal laminates applied as patches on structural mild steel. The increase of fatigue resistance is 300% compared to monolithic steel. Computational results have been published in the AIAA Journal. More recent findings on experimental data of new fiber metal laminate composite layups are published in a forthcoming Journal article.

                                      Blast Vulnerability Prediction Capability of Steel and Composite Structures

Selected Publications:

1.  Woelke, P., Rutner, M., Shields, M., Rans, C., Alderliesten, R. Finite element modeling of fatigue in Fiber-Metal Laminates, AIAA Journal, 2015, DOI: 10.2514/1.J053600