scholarly journals Numerical Tools for Composite Woven Fabric Preforming

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel Cherouat ◽  
Houman Bourouchaki
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Angular Distortion ◽  
Geometrical Approach ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Manufacture Process ◽  
Mould Surface ◽  
Mechanical Approach

An important step in the manufacturing processes of thin composite components is the layingup of the reinforcement onto the mould surface. The prediction of the angular distortion of the reinforcement during draping and the changes in fibre orientation are essential for the understanding of the manufacture process and the evaluation of the mechanical properties of the composite structures. This paper presents an optimization-based method for the simulation of the forming processes of woven fabric reinforced composites. Two different approaches are proposed for the simulation of the draping of woven fabric onto complex geometries: geometrical and mechanical approaches. The geometrical approach is based on a fishnet model. It is well adapted to predimensioning fabrics and to give a suitable quantification of the resulting flat patterns. The mechanical approach is based on a mesostructural model. It allows us to take into account the mechanical properties of fibres and resin and the various dominating mode of deformation of woven fabrics during the forming process. Some numerical simulations of the forming process are proposed and compared with the experimental results in order to demonstrate the efficiency of our approaches.

scholarly journals New Numerical Model of Composite Fabric Behaviour: Simulation of Manufacturing of thin Composite Part

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 096369350000900 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L. Billoet ◽  
A. Cherouat
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Composite Part ◽  
Initial Shape ◽  
Shaping Process ◽  
Mechanical Approach ◽  
Behaviour Simulation

The present study concerns the modelling of the behaviour of pre-impregnated woven fabric during the forming process. The mechanical approach is based on a mesostructural model. It allows us to take into account the mechanical properties of fibres and resin and the various dominating mode of deformation of woven fabrics during the forming process. Shear and tensile tests of composite fabric specimens are proposed and compared with the experimental results in order to demonstrate the efficiency of our approach. Different numerical simulations and experiments of shaping process have been carried out in order to validate the proposed computational formulation. The various forming parameters examined have included the initial shape of fabric, fibre orientations and viscosity of resin.

scholarly journals CARBON FIBRE ALIGNMENT FOR REINFORCED COMPOSITES USING EMBROIDERY TECHNOLOGY

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
J. Domenech-Pastor ◽  
P. Diaz-Garcia ◽  
D. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Composites

Composites are materials formed by the combination of two or more components that acquire better properties than the ones obtained by each component on its own. Composites have been widely used in the industry due to its light weight and good mechanical properties. To improve these properties several layers of reinforced material (e.g., carbon fibre) are overlapped which produce an increase in the fibre consumption. In this sense Tailored Fibre Placement (TFP) embroidery can offer good opportunity to reduce the consumption of reinforced fibre while improving the mechanical properties due to the alignment of the fibres in the effort direction. This study analyzes the performance of carbon fibre reinforced composites with Polyester resin made with TFP embroidery technology against flexural strength efforts and without using plain woven fabrics to demonstrate that the use of reinforcement fabrics in composites can be optimized by a curved alignment of the fibers. Two different structures were embroidered with TFP technology, one simulating a woven fabric with straight unidirectional alignment of fibres in horizontal and vertical direction, and a second structure made with curvilinear alignment of carbon fibers. After the study of the flexural mechanical properties an improvement of 18% was obtained in maximum flexural strength.

Effect of Mechanical Properties on Various Surface Treatment Processes of Banana/Cotton Woven Fabric Vinyl Ester Composite

2017 ◽  
Vol 867 ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chitra Umachitra ◽  
N.K. Palaniswamy ◽  
O.L. Shanmugasundaram ◽  
P.S. Sampath
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
Surface Treatments ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Structural Applications

Natural fibers have been used to reinforce materials in many composite structures. Many types of natural fibers have been investigated including flax, hemp, ramie, sisal, abaca, banana etc., due to the advantage that they are light weight, renewable resources and have marketing appeal. These agricultural wastes can also be used to prepare fiber reinforced polymer hybrid composites in various combinations for commercial use. Application of composite materials in structural applications has presented the need for the engineering analysis. The present work focuses on the fabrication of polymer matrix composites by using natural fibers like banana and cotton which are abundant in nature and analysing the effect of mechanical properties of the composites on different surface treatments on the fabric. The effect of various surface treatments (NaOH, SLS, KMnO4) on the mechanical properties namely tensile, flexural and impact was analyzed and are discussed in this project. Analysing the material characteristics of the compression moulded composites; their results were measured on sections of the material to make use of the natural fiber reinforced polymer composite material for automotive seat shell manufacturing.

Analysis and Simulation of the Shear Deformation for Woven Cloth

2011 ◽  
Vol 201-203 ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Liang Chen ◽  
Shu Guang Zhao ◽  
Li Juan Zhang ◽  
Li Qiang Zhang ◽  
Wen Bing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Mechanical Model ◽  
Shear Behavior ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Cloth Simulation ◽  
Specific Strength ◽  
High Specific Strength

Woven fabrics are used in a wide variety of products, and they are prized for their flexibility, formability, and high specific strength. However, modeling woven cloth is difficult due, in particular, to complex mechanical properties. In this paper, the shear behavior of plain woven fabric is studied. Through the analysis, a mechanical model is proposed which take the shearing properties into account. It uses physical-based model for animating cloth objects. Furthermore, we demonstrate the efficiency of this method with examples related to accurate cloth simulation from experimental shear curve measured on actual materials.

Studying the effect of reinforcement parameters on the mechanical properties of natural fibre-woven composites by Taguchi method

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senthil Kumar ◽  
S Balachander
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
Areal Density ◽  
Natural Fibre ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Composites ◽  
Textile Composite

Process optimization is the key task of any engineering application to maximize the desirable output by optimizing the range of process parameters. In this research work, jute composites were fabricated by the hand lay-up method with the aim of optimizing the process parameter such as yarn linear density, fabric areal density and fabric laying angle on the mechanical properties of the textile composite structures using the Taguchi L9 orthogonal matrix. The plain-woven and twill-woven fabrics of Jute fabrics were produced through specialized handloom machine and used as preform for composite production. Epoxy resin was used as the matrix component. Signal-to-noise ratio ratio, analysis of variance and experimental verification of results were analysed. The results showed that fabric laying angle played major role to achieve high mechanical properties of composites and twill-woven structural reinforcement yields higher mechanical properties. Subsequent to this optimal process, parameters have been arrived for all the composites, and finally it was verified through the experimental results.

Effect of warp and fill-fiber volume fractions on mechanical properties of glass/epoxy woven fabric composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (24) ◽  
pp. 3501-3513
Author(s):  
Mohammad Aghaei ◽  
Mahmood M Shokrieh ◽  
Reza Mosalmani
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Micromechanical Model ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Volume Fractions ◽  
Woven Fabric Composites ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Fabric Composites

Mechanical properties of woven fabric composites are influenced by fabric geometry and harness. In the present research, woven fabric composites made of ML-506 epoxy resin and E-glass woven fabrics with three different fabric geometries (harnesses of 2, 5, and 8) were studied experimentally. The new concepts of warp and fill-fiber volume fractions were introduced. Based on these new concepts, a micromechanical model for predicting the stiffness and strength of composites made of woven fabrics was developed. An experimental program was conducted to evaluate the present model and the new concepts of warp and fill-fiber volume fractions. The results obtained by the new micromechanical model have been compared with the conducted experimental results as well as the experimental data available in the literature, and very good correlations were obtained.

Weaving 3D Fabric with a “中” Shaped Cross-Section

2011 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 202-205
Author(s):  
Yu Tao Chang ◽  
Xiao Ming Qian ◽  
Hai Wen Liu ◽  
Hua Wu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Processing Methods ◽  
Reinforcing Material ◽  
Shaped Cross Section ◽  
Made In ◽  
3D Woven Fabrics

3D woven fabric significantly improves the mechanical properties, especially the strength resulting from the between layers connections of yarns Hence, 3D woven fabrics have been widely used as reinforcing material in prefabricated composites, A particular 3D woven fabric with “中” shaped cross section was developed in this study .The fabric was made in a plane loom weaving machine. The designing procedure and processing methods are given in details.

scholarly journals Effects of Fabrication Conditions on Structure and Properties of Mechanically Prepared Natural Silk Web and Non-Woven Fabrics

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1578
Author(s):  
Yeon Su Bae ◽  
In Chul Um
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Bath Temperature ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Swelling Ratio ◽  
Structure And Properties ◽  
Natural Silk ◽  
Optimal Processing ◽  
Lower Elongation ◽  
Silkworm Cocoon

In this study, natural silk web and natural silk non-woven fabric were prepared mechanically using the binding character of the sericin in silk. The effect of process variables on the preparation, structure, and properties of the silk web and the non-woven fabric was examined. The reeling velocity affected the morphology and mechanical properties of the web but had almost no influence on the crystalline structure of the silk. From the viewpoint of reel-ability and the mechanical properties (work of rupture) of silk web, a reeling velocity of 39.2 m/min represented the optimal processing velocity. The porosity and swelling ratio of the silk web decreased slightly with increasing reeling velocity. Furthermore, the reeling bath temperature had a significant effect on the reel-ability of silk filaments from a silkworm cocoon. Bath temperatures ≥50 °C yielded good reel-ability (>900 m reeling length). The porosity, swelling ratio in water, and mechanical properties of the silk web and silk non-woven fabric changed only slightly with the reeling bath temperature but changed significantly with the hot press treatment. The hot-pressed silk web (i.e., silk non-woven fabric) exhibited higher tensile strength as well as lower elongation at break, porosity, and swelling ratio than the silk web.

scholarly journals Validation of Design of Regular Carbon Fabric Composite Plate with Woven Fabric using Tensile Loading

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushma D. Thorat ◽  
V. S. Mahajan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Tensile Force ◽  
Tensile Loading ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Carbon Fabric ◽  
Fabric Composite ◽  
Carbon Fabrics

In many recent years the use of composite materials increases in many fields, for example agricultural uses, where these materials are characterized by good mechanical properties, tenacity and light weight. Among many other materials for the reinforcement of composites, technical fabrics are increasingly being used for the same purpose, especially from carbon fiber, which have good mechanical properties. During tensile stress these fabrics are elongated in the direction of tensile force, and at the same time they contract crosswise in relation to the action of the tensile force. In this Project the tensile properties of regular carbon fabrics and woven fabrics made from carbon fiber yarns were investigated. Static structural analysis of Regular carbon fabrics and woven fabrics base carbon fiber specimen will be done using ACP tool in ANSYS 19 software.

scholarly journals Influence of Water-Induced Degradation of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-Coated Woven Fabrics Mechanical Properties

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Andrzej Ambroziak ◽  
Paweł Kłosowski
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Woven Fabrics ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Influence Of Water ◽  
Proper Values ◽  
The Impact

The impact of water-induced degradation on the mechanical properties of the chosen two PTFE-coated, glass threads woven fabrics is investigated in this paper. The paper begins with a survey of literature concerning the investigation and determination of coated woven fabric properties. The authors carried out the uniaxial tensile tests with an application of flat and curved grips to establish the proper values of the ultimate tensile strength and the longitudinal stiffness of groups of specimens treated with different moisture conditions. Despite the water resistance of the main materials used for fabrics manufacturing, the change of the mechanical properties caused by the influence of water immersion has been noticed. The reduction in the tensile strength resulting under waterlogged is observed in the range from 5% to 16% depending on the type of investigated coated woven fabric and direction of weft or warp.

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