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A Loose Coupling Multiscale Approach for the Detailed Analysis of the Influence of Critical Areas on the Global Behaviour of Composite Structures

D. Chrupalla¹, J. Kreikemeier¹, S. Berg², L. Kärger³, M. Doreille⁴, T. Ludwig⁴, E. Jansen², R. Rolfes², A.Kling¹

1 German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems, Germany, david.chrupalla@dlr.de , janko.kreikemeier@dlr.de , a.kling@dlr.de
2 Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Structural Analysis, Germany, s.berg@isd.uni-hannover.de, e.jansen@isd.unihannover.de, r.rolfes@isd.uni-hannover.de
3 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, luise.kaerger@kit.edu
4 SMR S.A. (SMR), C.P. 4014, CH-2500 Bienne 4, Switzerland, info@smr.ch