SUCCESS

SUCCESS aims at developing digital methods to simulate and predict the behavior of composite materials in naval and harsh environments.

The main objective of the project is to understand how composite materials react under dynamic phenomena and to anticipate potential damage progression such as delamination. Using numerical methods validated by reference tests, it becomes possible to simulate different impact scenarios and optimize the design of composite structures.

Assessing damage levels also provides insights into the condition of a composite exposed to operational environments such as underwater explosions. These digital methods will also help reduce development costs and optimize design by simulating various underwater explosion scenarios, limiting the need for prototypes and complex physical testing.

The SUCCESS project is supported by the ANR and AID – DGA through RAPID funding and later ASTRID Maturation. The collaboration between ICAM and two GIE Albatros members, Méca & Multiplast (Carboman Group), aims at developing digital methods to simulate and predict the behavior of composite materials in slamming and underwater explosions.