[HTML][HTML] Towards yarn-to-yarn friction behavior in various architectures during the manufacturing of engineering woven fabrics

Y Wang, J Guo, X Li, S Krugl, Y Jiao, P Wang - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Friction plays an important role in ensuring the quality of fiber-reinforced composites.
Understanding and evaluating friction properties across different fabric architectures and …

[HTML][HTML] A 3D voxel-based mesostructure generator for finite element modelling of tow-based discontinuous composites

L Gulfo, OH Nilsson, J Sjöberg, I Katsivalis… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tow-based discontinuous composites manufactured with ultra-thin tapes display high
stiffness, strength, and in-plane isotropy, thus competing with composite laminates. Their …

[HTML][HTML] Unification and parameterization of 2D woven FRP and sensitivity analysis of their in-plane moduli and strength respect to diverse constituent parameters

T Lv, X Zhang, K Duan, X Liu, D Wang, X Du - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents a parameterization method for 2D woven fiber-reinforced polymers
(FRPs), accounting for the extensive variations unique to twill and satin weaves, which have …

Development of a geometric modeling strategy for the generation of representative unit cells in 2D braids

J Rothkegel, B Renson, M Bruyneel, L Noels - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This article presents, tests and validates a method for generating representative unit cells of
braided composites based on a geometrical approach. The method focuses on the geometry …

Design optimization of integral stiffeners for 3D woven composite preforms

SJ Kuehsamy, ZP Wang, MH Jhon, F Yang, N Sridhar - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Although 3D orthogonal textile woven composite panels demonstrate good impact damage
resistance, they often have relatively low bending stiffness. Typically, stiffeners are added to …

[HTML][HTML] A consistent formulation for yarn re-orientation in shear and off-axis loading of woven composites RVEs

A Li, JJC Remmers, MGD Geers, TJ Massart - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical response of woven composites under off-axis tensile loading is strongly
affected by the damage mechanism in the yarn-yarn and yarn-matrix interfaces. Due to …

Meso-scale modelling of complex fibre composite geometries using an immersed boundary method

E Börjesson, CV Verhoosel, JJC Remmers… - Finite Elements in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the application of immersed methods to simplify the discretisation
and modelling process for meso-scale geometries in fibre-reinforced composites. The …

Incorporation of compaction effects in the automated generation of 3D woven composites representative volume elements by geometrical modelling

LF Gulfo Hernández, B Wintiba, A Li… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Advanced 3D woven composites have become an enabling technology in many industrial
applications due to their proven benefits, particularly the improvement of the out-of-plane …

Numerical methods for multiscale modelling of fibre composites

E Börjesson - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Fibre composite materials are inherently heterogeneous, often characterised by a complex
internal substructure that includes various material phases and interfaces. The intricate …