In my August 2021 column, I introduced the composites building block approach as a step-by-step series of mechanical tests of increasing complexity, coupled with analyses performed at each step, that ...

Psychologists have long used building blocks to assess cognitive skills. But researchers at Case Western Reserve University are imbedding the blocks with technology that may provide a clearer view of ...

In my November 2024 column, I began discussing the building block approach for crashworthiness testing of composite structures. This approach features a multistep process for designing composite ...