Through a combination of direct measurement and inverse modelling, a route to
characterising the main mechanical forming properties of engineering fabric is …

Digital image correlation (DIC) is used to investigate crack initiation and propagation in discs
of transversely isotropic Hawkesbury sandstone subjected to the Brazilian test. To verify …

Bimrocks are a kind of rocks in which blocks are randomly distributed in a matrix. Despite
their wide distribution in nature, their significant effects on the failure of rock structures such …

We consider two 'comprehensive'modelling approaches for engineering fabrics. We
distinguish the two approaches using the terms 'semi-discrete'and 'continuum', reflecting …

For efficient large-series production and improved process design, a profound
understanding of a textile's forming behavior is crucial to ensure adequate drapability and …

Increasing demand for weight reduction and greater fuel efficiency continues to spur the use
of composite materials in commercial aircraft structures. Subsequently, as composite …

This paper concerns shear testing of a quasi-unidirectional non-crimp fabric used for wind
turbine blades. In this context “quasi” refers to the fact that the majority of the reinforcement is …

The increasing demand for large, complex and low-cost composite aerostructures has
motivated advances in the simulation of liquid composite moulding techniques with textile …

It has been well recognized that intra-ply shear and inter-ply slippage are the principal
mechanisms allowing the woven fabrics to conform to doubly-curved geometries. The …

The influence of unintended specimen pre-shear and out-of-plane wrinkling on the accuracy
of shear angle and axial force results, measured during a uniaxial bias extension (UBE) test …