Stanford scientists have developed an innovative Double-double (DD), thin-ply laminate technology that challenges traditional composite design rules to simultaneously reduce weight and cost.
Researchers led by Stanford University's Stephen Tsai have developed new design and manufacturing approaches for glueless/boltless joining of metallic grid and carbon composite skins.
Stanford researchers have developed a method to form orthogonal overlapping joints at the 4 corners of the starting square. In order to have constant height of each beam, inserts in the beams between the joints will be required.