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SAMPE Orange County Meeting
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The Design and Analysis of Composite Materials:
Lessons Learned
by Dr. Scott O. Peck, The Aerospace Corporation
TOPIC:
Laminated composite materials are often assumed to be homogeneous, isotropic, linear, one- dimensional and single functioned. In fact, laminates are inhomogeneous, anisotropic, nonlinear, multi- dimensional and multi-functional. Ignoring these properties and behaviors can lead to inefficient design, as illustrated with design examples.
A strategy for the tensor design of laminates is proposed as a means to capture the complex nature of composites.
SPEAKER:
Dr. Peck is an Engineering Specialist at The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo. Previously, he worked with new composite materials development and composite structures analysis at Space Systems/Loral for 14 years. He specializes in the mechanical behavior of composite materials, and the application of advanced composite materials in IR&D efforts. His interests in composite materials extend to nondestructive testing methods, higher order plate and shell theories, computer methods of analysis, and the application of composites to smart materials and structures. He has taught graduate and undergraduate classes in composite materials at San Jose State University and the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a short course in sandwich structures offered through UCLA. Previously, Dr. Peck worked as a mechanical engineer in nuclear reactor safety research, including a three year assignment as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission delegate to the Nuclear Research Center in Karlsruhe, Germany. Dr. Peck has published over 30 technical papers and reports and is the holder of four U.S. Patents and has one Patent Pending.
Dr. Peck received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, M.S., in Applied Mechanics, Stanford University and his B.S., in Metallurgy and Materials Science, MIT.
Location:
The Jagerhaus in Anaheim, 2525 East Ball Road, just west of the 57 Freeway,
on the North side of Ball.
Turn right at the first driveway. Phone 714-520-9500. GoogleMap Link
Time:
6:00 pm Social • 7:00 pm Dinner • 8:00 pm Speaker — Member or guest dinner $20.
Student (with student ID) dinner $10. No cost for Program only.
Reservations:: E-mail Darrell Reed, reed@ocmtestlabs.com , call 714-630-3003, x 211 or Fill out our Online Form
by Tuesday noon, Nov 14th.
OrCo SAMPE Christmas Party • Saturday, Dec. 2
By popular request, the White Elephant is back!
Our Christmas Party will be held at the Pala Casino, starting off with the cocktail hour. An excellent dinner will be served, followed by a drawing for prizes.
After dinner, the Casino has 2,000 slot machines and a wide variety of table games (poker, black jack, etc.) For music lovers, there are two lounges with live entertainment.
The Pala Casino is located at 11154 Highway 76 in Pala, between Temecula and Escondido. If we have enough interest, we can make arrangements for a bus. Call Joyce for reservations at 949-240-6353.
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