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Boeing Selects Abaqus to Commercialize Design Technology involving Composite Structures.
Advanced Materials & Composites News, April, 2004
April 14, 2004 - Boeing Company's Intellectual Property Business selected Abaqus Inc. of Pawtucket, R.I., to develop and market Boeing technology for prediction of fracture and failure in laminated composite materials. Boeing has used the refined technique known as Virtual Crack Closure Technique (VCCT).
The technology plays an important role in the design of aerospace structures involving composites. Initial development of VCCT began with the Composite Affordability Initiative, of which Boeing is a member. Boeing has filed a patent application for VCCT, and Abaqus will market the technology. "Composite technologies are playing an increasingly important role on many projects at Boeing," said Gene Partlow, vice president of the Irvine, Calif.-based Boeing...
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