Software for Simulating Progressive Fracture in Braided PMCs

GENOA-PFA is a commercial version of the Composite Durability Structural Analysis (CODSTRAN) computer program, which simulates the progression of damage ultimately leading to fracture in Polymer-Matrix Composite (PMC) material structures under various loading and environmental conditions. GENOA-PFA offers a number of capabilities beyond those of programs developed previously for the same purpose; these capabilities make GENOA-PFA preferable for use in analyzing the durability and damage tolerance of complex PMC structures in which the fiber reinforcements are in the forms of two- and even three-dimensional weaves and braids.