Design and Failure of Materials Systems Under

Multi-Axial Loads (MMS5)

Industrial Advisory Group (IAG)

The Second Meeting of the IAG will take place on

Thursday, 18^th September 2003 at

Room 8, Staff House, UMIST, Manchester

From 09.45 hrs to 16.00 hrs

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Introduction (D. Spagni, UMIST)

2. ESA use of composites and interests in multi-axial behaviour (A Obst, ESA)

3. Review of Technical papers to be released

3.1 Max 2 and Max 3 Programmes (J Cook, QinetiQ)

3.2 Tri-axial properties of composites (S Kaddour, QinetiQ)

4. Test specimens and specimen designs

4.1 NPL (G Sims, NPL)

4.2 Vetrotex and VT specimens (J Cook, QinetiQ)

4.3 Properties of deformed fabrics, Formax and Dowty specimens, (A Long, Nottingham University)

5. Synopsis of World Wide Failure Exercise (P Soden, UMIST and

S Kaddour, QinetiQ)

6. IKB Development ( G Eckold and M Wall, AEAT)

7. Standardisation (G Eckold, AEAT and G Sims, NPL)

8. General discussion

9. Any Other Business

10. Date and Place of Third Meeting

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Coffee available from 09.30 hrs

Lunch 12.30 hrs

Afternoon Coffee 15.30 hrs