Dassault Systèmes announced on the 18th of May 2011 new nonlinear structural optimization, coupled multiphysics, and high-performance computing technology available in Abaqus 6.11, the leading unified FEA product suite from Simulia.
This is the main factor to accelerate the penetration rate of composite materials. Fortunately robust solutions are now available on the market and others should be fully operational soon. Here is a review of recent advances is this field.