On-Demand Webinar on GENOA Tutorial

Durability & Damage Tolerance (D&DT) of composite structural components is an important task that several aerospace, automotive and other industries have to go through to ensure reliability. Traditionally, analyses are performed using homogenized ply properties. The results, however, do not predict the test because of highly heterogeneous nature of the composite plies. GENOA D&DT Software package utilizes micro-mechanics while considering uncertainties including effect of defects based methodology and empowers commercial FE solvers with several in-built specialized capabilities. The focus of the software package is to help engineers minimize testing (small to large scale) without the loss in accuracy. Score of applications have been verified against several classes (glass, carbon, etc.,) of composites

On-Demand Webinar on GENOA  Tutorial

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Webinar on GENOA Live Tutorial, July 18th 11AM EDT/Please Register

GENOA Live Tutorial

Evaluate Where, When and Why Failure Occurs in Composite Structural Components Using GENOA

Durability & Damage Tolerance (D&DT) of composite structural components is an important task that several aerospace, automotive and other industries have to go through to ensure reliability. Traditionally, analyses are performed using homogenized ply properties. The results, however, do not predict the test because of highly heterogeneous nature of the composite plies. GENOA D&DT Software package utilizes micro-mechanics while considering uncertainties including effect of defects based methodology and empowers commercial FE solvers with several in-built specialized capabilities. The focus of the software package is to help engineers minimize testing (small to large scale) without the loss in accuracy. Score of applications have been verified against several classes (glass, carbon, etc.,) of composites.

Join the web conference on July 18th 2013 for quick start tutorial on how to navigate in GENOA and perform D&DT analysis. The demonstration will center on the following:

1) Navigate in GENOA: In-built ASTM standard coupon, test validation cases, material library, etc.,
2) Test Validated Case Study: Composite structural components D&DT analysis; Importing/Editing FE models; output shows damage evolution up to final failure including a) matrix micro-cracks, b) fiber and matrix damage, c) delamination type initiation/growth, and d) contributing modes of damage.

7/18/2013 Register Now 11 a.m. EDT

GENOA, MCQ-Composites to Join Altair Partner Alliance Composites Lineup

AlphaSTAR Corporation’s progressive failure analysis tools are now available to HyperWorks users 

TROY, Mich. – June 12, 2013 – The Altair Partner Alliance today announced the addition of its sixth composites partner, AlphaSTAR Corporation (ASC). HyperWorks users can now access its multi-scale progressive failure analysis (MS-PFA) software, GENOA, as well as the Material Characterization and Qualifications (MCQ) Composites Suite. GENOA and MCQ are applicable in many industries, including aerospace, automotive, wind energy and sporting goods.

“We are very pleased with the addition of AlphSTAR to the Altair Partner Alliance,” said Dr. Robert Yancey, Altair Sr. Director – Aerospace for Altair. “AlphaSTAR has been involved in composites analysis and design for many years, and it will add advanced technologies and expertise to our Partner Alliance. We have already worked with ASC for key customer projects in the past, and we look forward to more collaboration in the future.” 

GENOA is an engineering software suite that performs material characterization qualification, durability and damage tolerance (D&DT), and reliability prediction for structural design and analysis of composites structures. It augments the limitation of commercial finite element analysis (FEA) packages by providing multi-scale (micro-macro) PFA capability. GENOA was developed to cost effectively predict strength and time-dependent reliability and durability of structural components during the design stage, and to reduce experimental testing support. With the ability to predict damage and fracture evolution as well as end of life of many types of composites, GENOA takes laminated composites with either continuous or short fibers from micro-mechanics to the structural level, while considering the various operational and environmental conditions. 

MCQ-Composites, the second tool available from AlphaSTAR, predicts composite material properties, considering both fiber and matrix uncertainties. It is designed to characterize and qualify material properties that can be used as input for FEA of simple or complex structural components. MCQ allows the user to quickly generate relevant information for a given material, whether it is a composite, hybrid, or ceramic material system. MCQ provides a library of fiber, matrix and ply properties that can be easily expanded or modified for application to FE analysis. In addition, it can effectively predict fiber, matrix and composite/sandwich laminate properties, as well as stress-strain curves, ply behavior and more.

“GENOA and MCQ work together to provide users an accurate and powerful composites analysis solution,” said Dr. Anil Mehta, AlphaSTAR’s Vice President of Business Development. “HyperWorks customers will not only be able to harness the capabilities of AlphaSTAR’s software to address their questions about where, when and why their parts are failing, but also how to optimize their design to alleviate those occurrences. By utilizing advanced failure mechanisms, GENOA is able to investigate structural responses from material degradation, caused by damage induced from static, cyclic, impact, power spectrum density (PSD) and thermal loading. GENOA's PFA also is able to account for the effects of manufacturing defects, fiber waviness, springback, residual strength, moisture and temperature. By using GENOA, a wide range of material systems become available, including metals, ceramics, composites and nano composites. We look forward to working with the Altair Partner Alliance to provide the best composites solutions possible, to a broader audience.”

HyperWorks users can take advantage of the integration between GENOA and Altair’s RADIOSS solver, as well as the integration with OptiStruct, which is currently in process and will be available soon. 

Available for the last 12 years, Altair’s innovative unit-based licensing system allows HyperWorks users customizable access to a growing portfolio of applications, optimizing their return on investment (ROI) by making more than 28 in-house developed applications available by use of a single pool of recyclable HyperWorks units (HWUs). 

After experiencing this original licensing model’s success, Altair has offered the opportunity for third-party companies to run their own applications under this unit-based system, a collaboration now known as the Altair Partner Alliance. The overall flexibility of these HWUs empowers users and allows them access to the largest and most complete suite of CAE applications available, making the benefits to participating HyperWorks customers infinite. The ROI increases for users each time a new application is added to the offering, since any of the partner programs can be accessed using the same leased HWUs they are already using to run HyperWorks. This makes more than 55 additional applications available at no incremental cost or long-term commitment.

HyperWorks users can download GENOA and MCQ Composites atwww.altairalliance.com/alphastar. To learn more about AlphaSTAR, GENOA or MCQ, please attend one of the introductory webinars, being held on June 26, 2013, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EDT. These webinars will be hosted by Altair and presented by AlphaSTAR.

AlphaSTAR Corporation
AlphaSTAR is a leading engineering services and software company that provides innovative physics-based simulation technologies for structural modeling and analysis of advanced composite structures in the aerospace, automotive, defense, and energy industries worldwide. Utilized in defense agencies, manufacturing companies, and universities, the company’s product line includes its core structural design and simulation software, GENOA, and also MCQ Composites, enabling customers to reduce their need for expensive physical testing by over 60%. AlphaSTAR is headquartered in Long Beach, California and is the recipient of esteemed industry and technology awards for R&D and software development. For more information, visit www.alphastarcorp.com.

About Altair
Altair empowers client innovation and decision-making through technology that optimizes the analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering information. Privately held, with 1,800 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. With a 27-year track record for high-end software for engineering and computing, enterprise analytics solutions, and innovative product design and development, Altair consistently delivers a competitive advantage to customers in a broad range of industries. To learn more, please visit www.altair.com or www.simulatetoinnovate.com. 

About the Altair Partner Alliance
Altair’s HyperWorks platform applies a revolutionary subscription-based licensing model in which customers use floating licenses to access a broad suite of Altair-developed, as well as third-party, software applications on demand. The Altair Partner Alliance effectively extends the HyperWorks Platform from 28 internally developed solutions to more than 50 applications with the addition of new partner applications. Customers can invoke these third-party applications at no incremental cost using their existing HyperWorks licenses. Customers benefit from unmatched flexibility and access, resulting in maximum software utilization, productivity and ROI. For more information about the Altair Partner Alliance, visitwww.altairalliance.com.

Media Contacts:
Jennifer Korail
Airfoil for APA
+1 (248) 304-1429
korail@airfoilgroup.com
Dr. Anil Mehta
Vice President of Business Development, AlphaSTAR Corporation
+1 (714) 317-2523
amehta@alphastarcorp.com

Source of the news:
http://www.altair.com News release