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Structures and Composite Materials Laboratory (SCML)

Welcome to the SCML in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringɬ﷬.

Group picture - lab members on the stairs of the McDonald building entrance in Spring 2025The understanding of composite materials and their structures requires an in-depth knowledge of basic material behaviour.

  1. Knowledge of fibre and resin behaviour is essential for understanding the intricacies of composite manufacturing processes.
  2. This must be accompanied by stress, strain and failure analysis in both the static and fatigue regimes.
  3. Finally, designs must be manufactured and tested. Here is where design optimization helps to achieve the final goal: a successfully designed composite structure.

The ɬ﷬ Structures and Composite Materials Laboratory thus explores the design of composite materials and their structures “FromStarttoFinish”.

The SCML is a proud and active member of CREPEC, the Research Center for High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems. Based in the Québec province, the organism gathers many researchers from universities as well astechnicalcenters.

News

Congratulations to Dr.Farimah Tikhanifor passing her PhD defense!

Articles of the month

A.X.H. Yong, A. Endruweit , A. George , D. May, Y.A. Aksoy, M.A. Ali, T. Allen, M. Bender, M. Bodaghi, B. Caglar, H. Caglar, A. Chiminelli, S. Comas-Cardona, R. de Ribains, J. Dittmann, C. Dransfeld, E. Fauster, A. Guilloux, P. Hubert, S. Idapalapati, O. Yuksel, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 200, January 2026, 109348


Maximilian Pitto, Pascal Hubert, Tom Allen, Casparus Johannes Reinhard Verbeek, Simon Bickerton, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 200, January 2026, 109366

Land Acknowledgement

The ɬ﷬ Composites Lab acknowledges that the work and research we do take placein Tiohtià:ke/Montréal,on the unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien'kehá:ka/Mohawk Nation.

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