Abstract
Low cost affordable woven fabric laminated composites were manufactured using vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process (VARTM). When these woven fabric laminated composites are used in structural applications, predictions of elastic properties such as the moduli and Poisson's ratios from the weave architecture and the properties of the constituents are desirable. In the present paper, a finite element model for the plain weave composite has been developed to predict the mechanical properties of the composite. This model is used in the study of the failure behavior of plain woven composite subjected to uniaxial tensile loading. Model is further used to explain a classic stress strain behavior of woven composites, which typically shows bi-linear response. The results obtained from the analytical model are compared with the experimental results.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference |
| Place of Publication | usa |
| Pages | 2443-2453 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 4 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
| Event | 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, amd Materials Conference and Exhibit Technical Papers - , United States Duration: Apr 16 2001 → Apr 19 2001 |
Conference
| Conference | 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, amd Materials Conference and Exhibit Technical Papers |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| Period | 04/16/01 → 04/19/01 |
Keywords
- Finite element model
- Plain weave woven composites
- Progressive failure
- VARTM