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Modelling the structure and behaviour of 2D and 3D woven composites used in aerospace applications

D.S. Ivanov1,  and S.V. Lomov2     1University of Bristol, Bristol, UK     2KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Abstract

The chapter starts from description of geometrical models of 2D and 3D woven fabrics, with an aim of creation of meso-level (textile unit cell) finite element (FE) models, and proceeds to micromechanics of woven composites, based on the method of inclusions/Mori-Tanaka homogenisation and FE analysis of the stress–strain state of the unit cell. Special attention is paid to geometrical consistency of the FE models. CDM-type damage model is presented and an example of FE modelling of a woven composite is given.

Keywords

Damage; Homogenisation; ...

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