CompositesWorld
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COLUMNS 4 From the Editor 6 Past, Present and Future 10 Perspectives & Provocations 12 Design & Testing 15 Business Index 22 Work In Progress Asking the question, "Is there a thermoplastic composite wing structure on the aerocomposites horizon?," CW's technical editor Sara Black draws attention to OUTCOME, a research project under the Europe-based Clean Sky 2 program, which aims to industrialize out-of-autoclave thermoplastic primary aerostructure. » DEPARTMENTS 16 Trends 40 Applications 42 Marketplace 43 Showcase 43 Ad Index » ON THE COVER CONSTRUCT, the South Carolina Research Authority's architectural afliate (Sum- merville, SC, US), recently provided oversight for the design, manufacture and installation of this egg-shaped composite stairwell enclosure that provides not only an aesthetic function but structural benefts that include resistance to wind loads of 145 kph. Read more, beginning on p. 44. Source / CONSTRUCT FOCUS ON DESIGN 44 Melding Aesthetics with Structure A stairwell shroud recently installed on a Michigan university campus could be a bellwether for the expansion of composites into architectural applications previously considered out of reach. By Michael LeGault CompositesWorld (ISSN 2376-5232) is published monthly and copyright © 2016 by Gardner Business Media Inc. 6915 Valley Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45244- 3029. Telephone: (513) 527-8800. Printed in U.S.A. Periodicals postage paid at Cincinnati, OH and additional mailing offices. All rights reserved. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CompositesWorld Magazine, 6915 MEMBERSHIPS: Valley Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45244-3029. If undeliverable, send Form 3579. CANADA POST: Canada Returns to be sent to IMEX Global Solutions, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 Canada. Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. The information presented in this edition of CompositesWorld is believed to be accurate. In applying recommendations, however, you should exercise care and normal precautions to prevent personal injury and damage to facilities or products. In no case can the authors or the publisher accept responsibility for personal injury or damages which may occur in working with methods and/or materials presented herein, nor can the publisher assume responsibility for the validity of claims or performance of items appearing in editorial presentations or advertisements in this publication. Contact information is provided to enable interested parties to conduct further inquiry into specific products or services. FE ATURES 28 CFRP Design Trace: A Must-have Tool Trace is the sum of the three elastic constants of all materials — the longitudinal, shear and transverse moduli that are their diagonal components in the mathematical matrix of all carbon composites. This recently discovered constant in laminate calculations can put designing with CFRP materials on par with designing with metals. By Dr. Stephen Tsai 32 CW Plant Tour: Carbures, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain On a rapid and audacious growth trajectory, this global Tier 2 composite parts supplier based on the Iberian Peninsula, which serves aircraft giant Airbus (Toulouse, France) and a long list of additional aerospace, rail transit, automotive and infrastructure clients, opens the doors to three of its key manufacturing facilities in Spain. By Sara Black 28 32 22 40 CompositesWorld.com 1 JULY 2016 / Vol: 2 N o – : 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS