An expert system in FRP composite material design

An expert system prototype for fibre-reinforced plastic matrix (FRP) compos ite material design, ESFRP, has been developed. The system consists of seve n main functional parts: a general inference engine, a set of knowledge bas es, a material properties algorithm base, an explanation engine, various da ta bases, several function models and the user interface. The ESFRP can sim ulate human experts to make design scheme for fibre-reinforced plastics des ign, FRP layered plates design and FRP typical engineering components desig n. It can also predict the material properties and make strength analysis a ccording to the micro and macro mechanics of composite materials. A satisfi ed result can be gained through the reiterative design.