Composite Design and Analysis: Including Failure Criteria, Damage Assessment, Repair Technology Red Lion Hotel - 1850 South Harbor Blvd - Anaheim, CA 92802 Date: April 20-21, 2010 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This seminar is designed to provide design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and technical personnel with a more in-depth presentation of the key topics associated with advanced composites materials design, failure analysis and impact/repair technologies. This course, developed by BTG Composites for SAMPE, represents updated technologies associated with critical design and analysis aspects associated with advanced composites materials and structures. Register Now! Register Now! - Fax or email form to SAMPE Course Syllabus Red Lion Hotel - Single/Double: $89.95 plus tax 1850 South Harbor Boulevard Anaheim, CA 92802 Direct Call In: +1-800-733-5466 (+1-800-RED-LION) Group Code: SAM0419 Parking: $7; Resort fee: $1 Who should attend: • Composites design & analysis engineers • Manufacturing engineers • Repair engineers and technologists • Composites project engineers • Composite program managers • Business development managers • Composite structures graduate students • Composites research engineers Benefits of attending and course concepts: • Understand composites design groundrules • Recognize Micromechanics basics, limits • Learn Laminate Plate Theory (LPT) basics • Tools for material trade studies, optimization • Why there are “Special Laminates” • Failure criteria – what works, what’s needed • PC codes, FEA codes, availability, limits • Some general “design guidelines” • Joint design considerations • Manufacturing aspects that impact design • Composites “damage” testing, assessment • Repair approaches, accept-reject criteria Composite Pressure Vessel Failure (Dome-Transition Region) Instructor: Dr. Scott Beckwith, president of BTG Composites Inc., is an international consultant in FRP and advanced composites areas, as well as SAMPE’s Technical Director. He has over 44 years experience in composites design, analysis, testing and manufacturing areas as an engineer. He has taught over 2500 attendees in various composites technology events, seminars, tutorials, courses and workshops. He is a SAMPE Fellow (2003). He is a graduate of Texas A&M University (BS, 1964 and PhD, 1974) and the California Institute of Technology (MS, 1965). Contact Michelle Tubb at michelle@sampe.org or +1.626.331.0616, ext. 603 with any questions or to register. Cancellation/Refunds/Substitution