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The technology behind Helius:MCT™ has been under continuous development for years and is well documented in numerous journals and technical publications. A few of these references are listed below. Because of copyright restrictions, some of the links below will take you to 3rd party journal or conference sites. Where you find a 
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Journal Publications
Effects of Moisture on Matrix Cracking in a Cryo-Cycled Cross-Ply Laminate
Journal of Composite Materials, Volume 45, 2011
Rick W. Dalgarno, Mark R. Garnich, Douglas J. Kenik
Thermal Fatigue Cracking of an IM7/5240-4 Cross-Ply Laminate: Experimental and Analytical Observations
Journal of Composite Materials, Volume 43, 2009, Pages 2699-2715
Rick W. Dalgarno, Mark R. Garnich, E. W. Andrews
Adaptive Hierarchical Kinematics in Modeling Progressive Damage and Global Failure in Fiber-Reinforced Composite Laminates
Journal of Composite Materials, Volume 42, 2008, Pages 143-172
Don Robbins, J. Reddy
Stresses Around Fiber Ends at Free and Embedded Ply Edges
Composites Science and Technology, Volume 68, Issues 15-16, 2008, Pages 3352-3357
E. W. Andrews and Mark R. Garnich
Progressive Failure Modeling Of Woven Fabric Composite Materials Using Multicontinuum Theory
Composites Part B, Volume 38, 2007, Pages 247-257
Christopher T. Key, S. Schumacher, Andrew C. Hansen
Influence of Constituent Properties and Microstructural Parameters on the Tensile Modulus of a Polymer/Clay Nanocomposite
Composites Science and Technology, Volume 64, December 2004, Pages 2577-2588
Ray S. Fertig, Mark R. Garnich
Progressive Failure Predictions for Rib-Stiffened Panels Based on Multicontinuum Technology
Composite Structures, Volume 65, Issues 3-4, September 2004, Pages 357-366
Christopher T. Key, Mark R. Garnich, Andrew C. Hansen
A Comparison of Multicontinuum Theory Based Failure Simulation with Experimental Results
Composites Science and Technology, Volume 64, 2004, Pages 517-527
J. Steven Mayes, Andrew C. Hansen
Composite Laminate Failure Analysis Using Multicontinuum Theory
Composites Science and Technology, Volume 64, March 2004, Pages 379-394
J. Steven Mayes, Andrew C. Hansen
A Three-Constituent Multicontinuum Theory for Woven Fabric Composite Materials
Composites Science and Technology, Volume 63, 2003, Pages 1857-1864
Christopher T. Key, Andrew C. Hansen
Multicontinuum Failure Analysis of Composite Structural Laminates
Mechanics of Composite Material Structures, Volume 8, 2001, Pages 249-262
J. Steven Mayes, Andrew C. Hansen
A Multicontinuum Approach to Structural Analysis of Linear Viscoelastic Composite Materials
Journal of Applied Mechanics, Volume 64, December 1997, Pages 795-803
Mark R. Garnich, Andrew C. Hansen
A Multicontinuum Theory for Thermal-Elastic Finite Element Analysis of Composite Materials
Journal of Composite Materials, Volume 31, 1997, Pages 71-86
Andrew C. Hansen, Mark R. Garnich
A Multicontinuum Theory for Structural Analysis of Composite Materialsystems
Composites Engineering, Volume 5, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 1091-1103
Andrew C. Hansen, Mark R. Garnich
Conference Proceedings
Modeling Damage Tolerance in Composite Structures: Selecting Material Degradation Parameters
Presented at SAMPE 2011 – Long Beach, CA, May 23 - 26, 2011
Jerad Stack, Ray Fertig, Adam Biskner (LoadPath)
Physics-Based Fatigue Life Prediction of Composite Structures
Presented at NAFEMS World Congress 2011 – Boston, MA, May 23-26, 2011
Ray Fertig, Doug Kenik
Predicting Composite Fatigue Life Using Constituent-Level Physics
Presented at the 52nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference – Denver, CO, April 4-7, 2011
Ray Fertig, Doug Kenik
A Computationally Efficient Method for Multiscale Modeling of Composite Materials: Extending Multicontinuum Theory to Complex 3D Composites
Presented at SAMPE 2010 Fall Technical Conference – Salt Lake City, UT, October 11-14, 2010
Ray Fertig
Simulating Damage Tolerance in Composite Structures
Presented at SAMPE 2010 Fall Technical Conference – Salt Lake City, UT, October 11-14, 2010
Rick Dalgarno, Emmett Nelson
Simulation-Driven Weight Optimization of a Composite UAV Spar Using Multiscale Analysis
Presented at SAMPE 2010 - Seattle, WA, May 17 - 20, 2010
Jason Gies, DeWayne Hill, M. Stefanovic, R.N. Yancey
Analysis of Fiber Micro-buckling in Elastomeric Composites
Presented at the 51st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference – Orlando, FA. April 12-15, 2010
Don Robbins
An Accurate and Efficient Method for Constituent-Based Progressive Failure Modeling of a Woven Composite
Presented at TMS 2010 Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Seattle, WA, February 14-18, 2010
Ray S. Fertig
Evaluation of an Alternative Composite Material Failure Model Under Dynamic Loading
Presented at IMAC XXVIII: A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics – Jacksonville, FL, Feburary 1-4, 2010
Christopher Key, Ray Fertig, W. Gregory, J. Gorfain
Multicontinuum Failure Analysis of Composites
Presented at ICCM, Edinburgh, UK, 2009
Emmett Nelson, Doug Kenik, Andrew Hansen
Bridging the Gap Between Physics and Large-Scale Structural Analysis: A Novel Method for Fatigue Life Prediction of Composites
Presented at SAMPE 2009 Fall Technical Conference – Wichita, KS, October 19-22, 2009
Ray Fertig
The Virtues of Multicontinuum Mechanics for Composites Analysis
Presented at the 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference – Palm Springs, CA, May 4-7, 2009
Emmett Nelson, Jason Gies, Ray Fertig, Andrew Hansen
Failure Analysis of Large Composite Space Structures Using Multicontinuum Technology
Presented at ICCM17, 2009
Emmett Nelson, Jeffry Welsh
Recent Advances in Failure Predictions of Composite Laminates Using Multicontinuum Technology
Presented at the 49th AIAA SDM Conference, Schaumburg, Illinois: 2008.
Emmett Nelson, Andrew Hansen, Jeffry Welsh, J. Mayes
Efficient Multiscale Modeling of Progressive Failure in Composite Laminates
Presented at the 49th AIAA SDM Conference, Schaumburg, Illinois: 2008.
Don Robbins
Adaptive Multiscale Modeling Of Progressive Failure In Composite Laminates
Presented at American Society for Composites, Memphis, TN, 2008
Don Robbins
Prediction Of Elastic Modulus In Polymer Clay Nanocomposites
Presented at SAMPE 2004 - Long Beach, CA May 16 - 20, 2004
Ray S. Fertig and Mark R. Garnich
Recent Biaxial Test Results of Laminated Composites and Analytical MCT Predictions
Presented at SAMPE 2004 - Long Beach, CA May 16 - 20, 2004
Jeffry S. Welsh and J. Steven Mayes
Thesis Papers
Advanced Techniques for Constituent-Based Progressive Failure Analysis of Composite Structures
M.S. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming, 2009
Doug Kenik
Thermal fatigue induced microcracking in graphite-epoxy laminated composites
M.S. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming, 2007
Rick W. Dalgarno
Other
A Multiscale Nonlinear Failure Analysis of Composite Laminates Subjected to Multiaxial Loading
Accepted as part of the First Worldwide Failure Exercise, September 2008
Emmet Nelson, Andrew Hansen
Failure Analysis of Composite Laminates Subjected To Hydrostatic Stresses: A Multicontinuum Approach
Accepted as part of the Second Worldwide Failure Exercise, 2009
Emmet Nelson, Andrew Hansen, J. Steven Mayes