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Damage Modeling under Impact Loading in Talc-Filled Polypropylene Compounds

by Massimo Nutini6,634 views

Topics covered: Damage in mineral filled polypropylene under impact conditions; damage modeling and parameter identification (prior art, LyondellBasell contributions, debate in the CAE community); experimental and numerical validation; next steps

M. Nutini, Basell Poliolefine Italia srl

Presented at crashMAT in Freiburg, April 2015

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Massimo Nutini

Education - qualification

Graduation Nuclear Engineering (1992)

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering / Energetics (1996) – Polytechnic of Milan, Italy.

Career

CAE Engineer at Basell Poliolefine srl, a Company of LyondellBasell Industries,, developing new methods for Polymers Mechanical  characterization and Numerical Simulation (2003-present)

Assistant Lecturer at Politecnico of Milan, faculty of Engineering, Energy.Dept., course in Applied Thermodynamics  (2012 to present)

Researcher at Pirelli Cables, process modelling and development (1996 to 2003)

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