A Micromechanical model for predicting biaxial tensile moduli of plain weave fabric composites
A Micromechanical model for predicting biaxial tensile moduli of plain weave fabric composites
This paper presents a new micromechanical model to predict biaxial tensile moduli of plain weave fabric (PWF) composites by considering the interaction between the orthogonal interlacing strands. The two orthogonal yarns in micromechanical unit cell (UC) were idealized as curved beams with a path depicted by using sinusoidal shape functions. The biaxial tensile moduli of PWF composites were derived by means of the minimum total complementary potential energy principle founded on micromechanics. Biaxial tensile tests were conducted on the RTM-made EW220/5284 PWF composites at five biaxial loading ratios of 0, 1, 2, 3 and ∞ to validate the new model. Predictions from the new model were compared with experimental data. Good correlation was achieved between the predictions and actual experiments, demonstrating the practical and effective use of the proposed model. Using the new model, the biaxial tensile moduli of plain weave fabric (PWF) composites can be predicted based only on the properties of basic woven fabric.
textile composite; biaxial tensile; modulus; plain weave fabric (PWF)
Bai, J.B.
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Xiong, J.J.
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Shenoi, Ramanand
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Wang, Q.
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Bai, J.B.
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Xiong, J.J.
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Shenoi, Ramanand
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Wang, Q.
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Bai, J.B., Xiong, J.J., Shenoi, Ramanand and Wang, Q.
(2017)
A Micromechanical model for predicting biaxial tensile moduli of plain weave fabric composites.
The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design.
(In Press)
Abstract
This paper presents a new micromechanical model to predict biaxial tensile moduli of plain weave fabric (PWF) composites by considering the interaction between the orthogonal interlacing strands. The two orthogonal yarns in micromechanical unit cell (UC) were idealized as curved beams with a path depicted by using sinusoidal shape functions. The biaxial tensile moduli of PWF composites were derived by means of the minimum total complementary potential energy principle founded on micromechanics. Biaxial tensile tests were conducted on the RTM-made EW220/5284 PWF composites at five biaxial loading ratios of 0, 1, 2, 3 and ∞ to validate the new model. Predictions from the new model were compared with experimental data. Good correlation was achieved between the predictions and actual experiments, demonstrating the practical and effective use of the proposed model. Using the new model, the biaxial tensile moduli of plain weave fabric (PWF) composites can be predicted based only on the properties of basic woven fabric.
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v2_Biaxial tension of PWF Composites(Prof. Shenoi)
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 April 2017
Keywords:
textile composite; biaxial tensile; modulus; plain weave fabric (PWF)
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Civil Maritime & Env. Eng & Sci Unit, Fluid Structure Interactions Group
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Local EPrints ID: 408081
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/408081
ISSN: 0309-3247
PURE UUID: 7d81abe7-e272-4199-bedf-18a701cee09a
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J.B. Bai
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J.J. Xiong
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Q. Wang
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