scholarly journals Draping of Textile Composite Reinforcements: Continuous and Discrete Approaches

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 096369350701600 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Boisse ◽  
N. Hamila ◽  
F. Helenon ◽  
Y. Aimene ◽  
T. Mabrouki
Keyword(s):  
Finite Elements ◽  
Biaxial Tension ◽  
Textile Composite ◽  
Plane Shear ◽  
Multiscale Materials ◽  
Specific Behaviour ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Woven Reinforcement ◽  
Composite Reinforcements

The textile reinforcements used for composites are multiscale materials. A fabric is made of woven yarns themselves composed of thousand of juxtaposed fibres. For the simulation of the draping of these textile reinforcements several families of approaches can be distinguished in function of the level of the modelling. The continuous approaches consider the fabric as a continuum with a specific behaviour. The discrete approaches use models of some components such as the yarns and sometimes the fibres. Different approaches used for the simulation of woven reinforcement forming are investigated in the present paper. Among them, an approach based on semi discrete finite elements made of woven unit cells under biaxial tension and in-plane shear is detailed. The advantage and inconvenient of the different approaches are compared.

Meso-Macro Simulations of Textile Composite Forming

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahiene Hamila ◽  
Philippe Boisse ◽  
Sylvain Chatel
Keyword(s):  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Textile Composite ◽  
Multiscale Materials ◽  
Discrete Approach ◽  
Resin Injection ◽  
Composite Forming ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Forming Simulations ◽  
Validation Tests ◽  
Textile Fabric

Composite textile reinforcement draping simulations aid in determining the processing conditions for a quality part and in finding the positions of the fibers after forming. This last point is essential for the structural computations of the composite part and for resin injection analyses in the case of LCM processes. Because the textile composite reinforcements are multiscale materials, continuous (macro) approaches and discrete (meso) approaches that model the yarns have been developed. The finite element that is proposed in this paper for textile fabric forming is composed of woven unit cells. The mechanical behaviour of these is analyzed by 3D computations at the mesoscale. The warp and weft directions of the woven fabric can be in an arbitrary direction with respect to the direction of the element side. This is very important in the case of multi-ply deep drawing and when using remeshing. The element is efficient because it is close to the physics of the woven cell while avoiding the very large number of unknowns in the discrete approach. A set of validation tests and forming simulations on single-ply and multi-ply fabrics is presented and shows the efficiency of the approach.

scholarly journals Modelling of textile composite reinforcements on the micro-scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Döbrich ◽  
Thomas Gereke ◽  
Chokri Cherif
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Textile Composite ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Generating Method ◽  
Geometrical Effects ◽  
Composite Reinforcements

Abstract Numerical simulation tools are increasingly used for developing novel composites and composite reinforcements. The aim of this paper is the application of digital elements for the simulation of the mechanical behaviour of textile reinforcement structures by means of a finite element analysis. The beneficial computational cost of these elements makes them applicable for the use in large models with a solution on near micro-scale. The representation of multifilament yarn models by a large number of element-chains is highly suitable for the analysis of structural and geometrical effects. In this paper, a unit cell generating method for technical reinforcement textiles, using digital elements for the discretization, is introduced.

In-plane Shear Measurements of Textile Composites with Large Unit Cells using the Plate Twist Test

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 511-520
Author(s):  
G. Weissenbach ◽  
D. Brown ◽  
L. Limmer
Keyword(s):  
Textile Composites ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Shear Behaviour ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Plane Shear ◽  
Test Fixture ◽  
Large Unit ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Woven Textile

The application of the plate twist test method to 3D-woven textile composites was investigated using both numerical analyses of the test set-up as well as experimental results. Comparisons with the widely used V-notched beam shear and 10°-off-axis tension tests are introduced in an attempt to identify the true in-plane shear response. The results of this study demonstrate that with careful specimen preparation and an adequate test fixture precise in-plane shear modulus data can be obtained. Moreover, for 3D-woven textile composites with their large unit cells the plate twist test appears to be superior in revealing the “true” in-plane shear behaviour.

A Simple Discrete Method for the Simulation of the Preforming of Woven Fabric Reinforcement

2012 ◽  
Vol 504-506 ◽  
pp. 213-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid Najjar ◽  
Xavier Legrand ◽  
Cedric Pupin ◽  
Philippe Dal Santo ◽  
Serge Boude
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Method ◽  
Shear Stiffness ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Plane Shear ◽  
Discrete Method ◽  
Shell Elements ◽  
Woven Reinforcement ◽  
Good Agreement

In this paper, a discrete approach for the simulation of the preforming of dry woven reinforcement is proposed. A “unit cell” is built using elastic isotropic shells and axial connectors instead of bars and beams used in previous studies. Shell elements are used to take into account the in-plane shear stiffness and to manage contact phenomenon with the punch and die. Connectors reinforce the structure in the yarn directions and naturally capture the specific behavior of the fabric. To identify the material parameters, uniaxial tensile tests and bias tests have been employed. A numerical algorithm, coupling Matlab and Abaqus/Explicit, is used to determine the shear parameters by an inverse method. The model has been implemented in Abaqus to simulate hemispherical stamping. Experimental results are compared to numerical simulations, good agreement between both results is shown.

scholarly journals Experimentally validated stochastic geometry description for textile composite reinforcements

2016 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 122-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Vanaerschot ◽  
Brian N. Cox ◽  
Stepan V. Lomov ◽  
Dirk Vandepitte
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Geometry ◽  
Textile Composite ◽  
Composite Reinforcements

scholarly journals Analysis of the Mechanical and Preforming Behaviors of Carbon-Kevlar Hybrid Woven Reinforcement

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 4088
Author(s):  
Zhengtao Qu ◽  
Sasa Gao ◽  
Yunjie Zhang ◽  
Junhong Jia
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Type ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Plane Shear ◽  
Blank Holder ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Woven Reinforcement ◽  
Hybrid Reinforcement ◽  
Shear Behaviors

Carbon-Kevlar hybrid reinforcement is increasingly used in the domains that have both strength and anti-impact requirements. However, the research on the preforming behaviors of hybrid reinforcement is very limited. This paper aims to investigate the mechanical and preforming behaviors of carbon-Kevlar hybrid reinforcement. The results show that carbon-Kevlar hybrid woven reinforcement presents a unique “double-peak” tensile behavior, which is significantly different from that of single fiber type reinforcement, and the in-plane shear deformation demonstrates its large in-plane shear deformability. Both the tensile and in-plane shear behaviors present insensitivity to loading rate. In the preforming process, yarn slippage and out-of-plane yarn buckling are the two primary types of defects. Locations of these defects are closely related to the punch shape and the initial yarn direction. These defects cannot be alleviated or removed by just increasing the blank holder pressure. In the multi-layer preforming, the compaction between the plies and the friction between yarns simultaneously affect the quality of final preforms. The defect location of multi-layer preforms is the same as that of single-layer, while its defect range is much wider. The results found in this paper could provide useful guidance for the engineering application and preforming modeling of hybrid woven reinforcement.

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