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Interpretation of the results is facilitated by a 3D GUI, animation, and an object oriented project management system that informs the user of critical damage events such as the most likely damage location(s), cause of damage, expected localized point damage, and inspection information for each type of composite geometry. This capability avoids the complications involved with post-processing in-depth model investigation and sifting through irrelevant results when only certain results and/or conclusions are required. The GENOA PMC computational procedure provides accurate results by employing transverse shear stress and out-of-plane stress (S33) generation in Mindlin-Reisner Shell Elements [3] to predict interlaminar failure. This procedure requires less user involvement in the computational process. The concept and functionality of GENOA CMC is shown in Table 1. The software is ready to use for investigations of structural responses to CMC composite material degradation caused by static, creep, cyclic (fatigue), impact, and PSD loading.

Polymeric component life prediction software must include: 1) material characterization analysis (MCA) [4], 2) material uncertainty analysis (MUA), 3) progressive failure analysis (PFA), 4) probabilistic progressive failure analysis (PPFA), and 5) design optimization to achieve damage minimization under environmental loading conditions.

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