Composites manufacturing involves many sources of uncertainty associated with material
properties variation and boundary conditions variability. In this study, experimental and …

This article presents a survey of the literature about the numerical forming of continuous fibre
reinforced composite material. This review shows that in spite of some models are defined …

A method of combining 1-d and 2-d structural finite elements to capture the fundamental
mechanical properties of engineering fabrics subject to finite strains is introduced. A …

One of the ultimate objectives of this study was to investigate the feasibility of shaping
preconsolidated woven FRT (fabric reinforced thermoplastics) using stamp thermo …

A simplified finite element model is developed and validated for the forming/draping of pre-
impregnated woven composites, incorporating the effects of wrinkling and strain rate …

A discrete modeling approach is proposed to simulate woven-fabric reinforcement forming
via explicit finite element analysis. The tensile behaviour of the yarns is modeled by truss …

This experimental work concerns the study of the preforming of a specific highly double
curved geometry with a triple point (case corner) by the sheet forming process using …

Two experimental devices are used for the analysis of the deformation mechanisms of
biaxial non-crimp fabric composite reinforcements during preforming. The bias extension …

A simulation method is proposed for forming processes of fabrics used as reinforcements of
composite materials. It uses specific finite elements made of woven material. The nodal …

The quality of woven carbon fiber fabric/polycarbonate thermoplastic composites after
thermoforming and demolding was investigated using finite element simulation and the …