ICAN/PART - Integrated Particulate Composite Analyzer

The Integrated Particulate Composite Analyzer (ICAN/PART) computer program is a modified version of the Integrated Composite Analyzer (ICAN) program (LEW-15592/LEW-15832), which was developed to conduct analyses of the micromechanics of fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix composite materials. ICAN/PART is a computationally efficient computer code that can be used by engineers in both aerospace and nonaerospace fields to characterize and design particulate-reinforced composite materials. These composites are useful in circumstances in which multi-phased materials are desired but the costs and difficulties of manufacturing continuous-fiber-reinforced composites are too great.