A multi-scale simulation framework based on finite element method is developed to model
the impact failure behavior of triaxially braided composite. The model integrates …

Composites reinforced with woven or braided textiles exhibit high structural stability and
excellent damage tolerance thanks to yarn interlacing. With their high stiffness-to-weight and …

Multiscale failure simulations of a three-dimensional woven composite repeating unit cell
considering six scales, spanning the woven composite mesoscale to the sub-microscale …

In this study, a meso-scale finite element (FE) model of a triaxial braided composite is
generated based on realistic unit cell dimensions and fiber bundle geometry parameters …

A new analytical model is developed for predicting progressive damage, equivalent stiffness
and strength of a two-dimensional triaxially braided composite (2DTBC) under tensile and …

The shear strength and progressive damage responses of 2D-triaxially braided composite
(2DTBC) panel under shear loading are predicted by multi-scale modeling approaches. A …

The architecture of textile reinforcement affects the deformation and failure behavior of the
textile reinforced composites. This paper presents an approximate method that incorporates …

A novel synergistic multi-scale modeling framework with a coupling of micro-and meso-scale
is proposed to predict damage behaviors of 2D-triaxially braided composite (2DTBC). Based …

Two-dimensional triaxial braided composite (2DTBC) often fails by external force from
different directions in service. In this work, the in-plane compression failure mechanism of …

Coupon specimens of triaxially braided composites suffer significant out-of-plane tension–
torsion coupled deformation along the free edges, known as free-edge effect, under uniaxial …