• Research Areas
• Biomaterials
  • Porous metals
  • Fibres and polymers
• Composites
• Fibres and Textiles
  • Natural and manufactured fibres
  • Functional textiles
  • Fibre to fabric processing and quality
• Metals
  • Automotive
  • Light metals
  • Steel
  • Surfaces
• Modelling
  • Atomistic modelling
  • Crash material modelling
  • Dynamic recrystallization
  • Modelling phase transformations and microstructural development
  • Multiscale modelling
  • Sheet forming
• Nanotechnology
  • Electrospun nanofibres
  • Nanocomposites
  • Nanoparticles
• Polymers
• Other research links
• Collaboration
• Funding
• Projects
• Scholarship and research positions

Modelling

Modelling research areas: Atomistic Modelling CFD Crash Material Modelling (FEM) Dynamic Recrystallisation Fibre modelling Modelling Phase transformations and Microstructural Development Multi-scale Modelling (Xanthus) Sheet Forming

Introduction

The modelling group develop the prediction of material behaviour when it is being deformed. Modelling methods include analytical models, finite element analysis, multi-scale analysis, as well as some artificial intelligence techniques. The modelling group has grown out of the STAMP collaboration between Ford Australia, Deakin University and the Australian National University.

The CMFI has a modelling group that works in conjunction with the other groups in the centre. The group consists of around 10 research students, 6 post-doctoral fellows and 2 staff members. The projects range from developing our own finite element code, to modelling metals and composites.

One of the highlights of the modelling group is that we were the number one group to predict the springback of an aluminium deck-lid for Benchmark 1 of the Numisheet 2005 conference. Numisheet is an international conference on the numerical modelling of sheet forming operations. We even out-performed Volvo who stamp aluminium parts.

Finite element codes used by the group:

• Abaqus (including UMAT, UEL, and UHARD)
• Autoform
• Cosmos suite
• Forge2005
• Hyperworks suite (Optistruct)
• LS-Dyna
• Xanthus (Deakin/VPAC code)
• Matlab (Finite Element scripts)

Computational resources:

• Computer lab of 12 workstations
• Time allocation on both VPAC and APAC

VPAC = Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing

APAC = Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing

Industry partners:

• Ford Australia
• Bluescope Steel
• Holden General Motors
• Bishop

Research partners:

• The Australian National University
• Monash University
• VPAC
• AGH (Krakow, Poland)

We would also like to acknowledge the support of Emeritus Prof. John Duncan