{"id":51645,"date":"2026-02-17T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/rescomp-engineering-demonstrates-damage-based-composite-design-and-sensorless-health-monitoring-at-jec-world-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:46:41","slug":"rescomp-engineering-demonstrates-damage-based-composite-design-and-sensorless-health-monitoring-at-jec-world-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/rescomp-engineering-demonstrates-damage-based-composite-design-and-sensorless-health-monitoring-at-jec-world-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"RESCOMP Engineering demonstrates damage-based composite design and sensorless health monitoring at JEC World 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51645\" class=\"elementor elementor-51645 elementor-51630\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c2ae27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c2ae27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e132714\" data-id=\"e132714\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77a6bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e77a6bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>RESCOMP Engineering demonstrates damage-based composite design and sensorless health monitoring at JEC World 2026<\/strong><\/p><p>From \u201csafe-by-margin\u201d to \u201csafe-by-knowledge\u201d, RESCOMP (of the Composite Group at the University of Padova) predicts fatigue damage, validates it in service and accelerates confident decisions \u2014 monitoring integrity without adding complexity.<\/p><p>Composite programs don\u2019t fail because teams don\u2019t try hard enough \u2014 they fail because fatigue damage is still too often treated as a black box including simplified assumptions, conservative knockdowns, late-stage surprises and redesign loops that burn time and budget.<\/p><p>At JEC World 2026 (Paris, March 10\u201312), RESCOMP Engineering will show a more efficient, informed approach \u2014 damage-based composite design paired with sensorless structural health monitoring, enabling engineering teams to predict how damage evolves and verify what\u2019s happening in the real component \u2014 without adding external sensors, weight or intrusive integration.<\/p><p><strong>Faster development cycles<\/strong><\/p><p>Whether you\u2019re designing for aerospace, automotive or energy, the pressure is the same: lighter structures, faster development cycles for certification and deployment, and fewer unknowns through the part\u2019s service life. RESCOMP\u2019s approach is built for teams who need to answer questions such as:<\/p><ul><li><p>What damage mechanisms initiate first, and when?<\/p><\/li><li><p>How does stiffness degrade over life under real cyclic loads?<\/p><\/li><li><p>Which design choices truly improve durability, not just margins?<\/p><\/li><li><p>How can we monitor integrity without adding complexity?<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Two proprietary technologies, one lifecycle logic<\/strong><\/p><p>RESCOMP Engineering has developed two complementary solutions to bring fatigue reliability under control from design throughout service.<\/p><p><strong>RESCOMP-FLA (Fatigue Life Analysis). <\/strong>A fatigue design tool based on a discrete damage approach, predicting initiation and propagation of multiple damage mechanisms under cyclic loading. Unlike conventional fatigue methods, RESCOMP-FLA models damage evolution and stiffness degradation across the full service life while staying computationally efficient and compatible with commercial finite element workflows.<\/p><p><strong>RESCOMP-SHM (Structural Health Monitoring):<\/strong>\u00a0A sensorless SHM system that turns the composite material itself into a sensing element. By correlating irreversible electrical resistance changes with damage evolution, RESCOMP-SHM enables real-time integrity monitoring with no external sensors, added weight or invasive integration.<\/p><p>Used independently or together, the two technologies support a closed-loop strategy \u2014 predict damage during design, validate it during service.<\/p><p>\u201cComposite structures require design strategies that go beyond simplified life estimates,\u201d said Marino Quaresimin, CEO and Co-Founder of RESCOMP Engineering. \u201cOur goal is to provide engineers with scientifically grounded tools that support confident decisions throughout the entire lifecycle of a component.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Built on research, engineered for industry<\/strong><\/p><p>Born from more than 25 years of academic research and industrial collaboration in composite mechanics, RESCOMP Engineering was founded to bridge the gap between scientific insight and real engineering deliverables\u2014helping teams build safer, lighter, and more reliable composite structures.<\/p><p>In addition to its proprietary technologies, RESCOMP supports industry through:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Strategic &amp; Technical Consultancy &#8211; <\/strong>Structural design support, feasibility studies, performance optimization, materials\/manufacturing scouting, and development of customized simulation tools.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Advanced Testing &amp; Data Interpretation &#8211; <\/strong>Planning and execution of static\/fatigue test campaigns, advanced protocols, and interpretation with physics-based and data-driven models to derive robust design strategies.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Tailor-Made Training &amp; Tutoring &#8211; <\/strong>Customized programs on composites, fatigue design, and SHM\u2014plus one-on-one knowledge transfer to strengthen in-house capabilities.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>RESCOMP\u2019s technologies are at an advanced development stage, with prototypes validated on industrially relevant components and ongoing collaborations in the automotive, aerospace, and energy sectors.<\/p><p>Meet RESCOMP Engineering at JEC World 2026, March 10\u201312, Booth 5E79. Book a meeting in advance (limited slots): <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/rescomp\/30min\">https:\/\/calendly.com\/rescomp\/30min<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Free pre-JEC webinar<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Reliability of composite structures under cyclic loading &#8211; February 26, 2026 | 4:00 pm CET<\/strong><\/p><p>Get a practical overview of how damage-based design and monitoring can reduce uncertainty and accelerate decision-making before you come to JEC. Topics include:<\/p><ul><li><p>Damage mechanics of composites under fatigue (quick primer)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Design strategies and tools for preliminary and advanced design<\/p><\/li><li><p>Strategies and tools for structural health monitoring<\/p><\/li><li><p>Application examples<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Free registration: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Yejv9NLm9ELQex7z6\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/Yejv9NLm9ELQex7z6<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1ca50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c1ca50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RESCOMP-FLA-768x398.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-51638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RESCOMP-FLA-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RESCOMP-FLA-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RESCOMP-FLA-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RESCOMP-FLA-1536x796.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/composites-united.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RESCOMP-FLA-2048x1061.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e72b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e72b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c7925 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a4c7925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81517ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81517ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About RESCOMP Engineering<\/strong><\/p><p>Rescomp Engineering Srl is a spin-off of the University of Padova, founded in 2025 and built on more than 25 years of research in composite materials mechanics. The company develops advanced tools for fatigue design and sensorless structural health monitoring, supporting industries including aerospace, automotive and energy in designing lighter, safer and more reliable components.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESCOMP Engineering demonstrates damage-based composite design and sensorless health monitoring at JEC World 2026 From \u201csafe-by-margin\u201d to \u201csafe-by-knowledge\u201d, RESCOMP (of the Composite Group at the University of Padova) predicts fatigue damage, validates it in service and accelerates confident decisions \u2014 monitoring integrity without adding complexity. 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