What properties to give to a fibreglass composite material to design a bicycle ramp in generative design

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I am an architecture student exploring Fusion 360's generative design tool to design a bike ramp project. I would like to design it in fibreglass, like BIG's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion.

I know that the tool is not originally designed for such large scale works and that my proposal is rather futuristic (I postulate that we will soon be able to 3D print large works with composite materials).

The idea is really to explore formally what it would look like. For that I would need to invent a material in Fusion with the characteristics of fiberglass. Anybody have an idea for the properties I could give to it?

Thank you

 

[barry9UDQ6]

I don't think there is a solution here, as composite lay-ups are complex and it needs inputs about the type of fiber and it's orientation. As these directly inform the strength of the material.

Composite FEA is pretty niche, I do know that Autodesk has one https://www.autodesk.com/products/helius-composite/overview?plc=ACMPDS&term=1-YEAR&support=ADVANCED&... 

But I'm pretty sure Fusion on it's own can't do what you require, although I am just guessing here.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your answer. Yes I understand what you mean.

But it is really a formal experimentation as an architecture student. I will go with the materials available.