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An aeronautics and space-oriented research group

ing platform on its premises. The platform
is equipped with three gas guns covering
a wide range of impacts up to 500 g and
800 m/s [5]. The institute also has several
drop towers up to 5000 J. A new machine
owned by Airbus Central R&T is currently
being installed for dynamic material testing and crash tests up to 35,000 J on structural parts.
More information:
www.institut-clement-ader.org

References
[1] http://www.institut-clement-ader.org/
publications.php?eq=msc
[2] R. Zitoune, K. Krishnaraj and J.P. Davim.
Developments in Machining of Aerospace
Materials. Journal of Machining and Forming
Technologies. 4(3/4) 140p. Ed. Nova
Publishers
[3]S. Abrate, B. Castanié and Y. Rajapakse.
Recent advances in dynamic failure of
composite and sandwich structures. Ed.
Springer, 2012
[4] http://www.institut-clement-ader.org/
vertex/
[5] http://www.cnrs.fr/insis/recherche/
docs-actualites/2017/03/inauguration-stimpact-ica.pdf

Focus
The Composite Materials and Structures (MSC) research group was
set up in 2010 following the creation of the Clément Ader Institute
by decree in July 2009. Its presence in the structure of the Clément
Ader Institute results from the history of contributions by professors
Daniel Gay and Jean-Jacques Barrau since the 1980s, and from
the need and the will to highlight the specificities of research on
composite structures and materials. Today, the group comprises 28
permanent members from all the funding members of the Clément
Ader Institute (Paul Sabatier University, INSA Toulouse, Institut
Mines Telecom Albi-Carmaux and ISAE-Supaéro) and from ICAM.
The group currently has 44 doctoral students. Its field of research
covers all areas and scales of composite structures, from the study
of constituent materials and their development to structural issues.
One of the group's specificities is the strong links developed with the
aerospace industry over the years. Recent statistics show that 62%
of the subjects treated are related to aeronautical issues and 50%
are directly funded by the industry - from very small businesses to
large industrial groups. The quality of ICA's research was recognized
by the CNRS at the beginning of 2016 and ICA is now part of the UMR
CNRS 5312 joint research unit. The MSC group is developing many
partnerships, both nationally and internationally, and has been involved in many French and European collaborative projects. Among
its 100 most recent publications [1], 23% were co-signed with French
laboratories and 25% with foreign colleagues.

Feature Aerospace

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