Beam method for calculating curing deformation of typical composite structures

Chang Liu, Xianfeng Zhang, Chun Shao, School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing Institute of Future Energy System, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou Dianzi University

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on March 25, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Ahead of Print.
This study proposes an efficient beam element model within a thermo-chemo-mechanical framework for predicting curing deformations in thin-walled composite structures. The path-dependent constitutive model accounts for cure-phase transitions and ...