The projects on compression molding of composites consider the effects of the micro- and meso-structure on the mechanical and size effect behavior of long discontinuous fiber composites. The ongoing research work focuses on:

  • Effect of processing conditions and size effects on the mechanical behavior of organosheets and sheet molding compounds
  • Computational modeling of the progressive failure of thermosetting and thermoplastic molding compounds
  • Impact behavior of prepreg platelet molded composites