K&C’s advanced research supports the development of various products, including, for example: aerospace structures, protective systems, and manufacturing processes. Tests ranging from benchtop laboratory scale to full scale are used to validate product performance requirements. Test support includes: test planning as well as development of novel test equipment/facilities and instrumentation. K&C collaborates with Universities, DoE labs, as well as DoD organizations.
Applied Research and Testing
Research, development, and testing of real-world solutions.K&C’s Applied Research and testing services include:
- Live Blast Testing and Simulation
- Ballistic Impact and Penetration Testing and Simulation
- Material Model Development (ductile and brittle)
- Dynamic Material Characterization Testing (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites)
- Quasi-static tension and compression
- Split-Hopkinson Pressure and Tension Bar (high strain rate)
- Ultrasonic NDT
- High Temperature Testing
- Digital Image Correlation (DIC)
- Shock and Impact Failure Analysis and Testing
- System Optimization
- FE and Meshfree Simulation Under Extreme Environments
- Prototype Material Fabrication (3D Printing, Composite Vacuum Bagging)
- Development, Farbrication, and Testing Novel Microarchitected Materials