Failure analysis of woven and braided fabric reinforced composites
A general purpose micromechanics analysis that discretely models the yarn architecture within the textile repeating unit cell was developed to predict overall, three dimensional, thermal and mechanical properties, damage initiation and progression, and strength. This analytical technique was implemented in a user-friendly, personal computer-based, menu-driven code called Textile Composite Analysis for Design (TEXCAD). TEXCAD was used to analyze plain weave and 2x2, 2-D triaxial braided composites. The calculated tension, compression, and shear strengths correlated well with available test data for both woven and braided composites. Parametric studies were performed on both woven and braided architectures to investigate the effects of parameters such as yarn size, yarn spacing, yarn crimp, braid angle, and overall fiber volume fraction on the strength properties of the textile composite.
- Research Organization:
- Analytical Services and Materials, Inc., Hampton, VA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6861003
- Report Number(s):
- N-95-11926; NASA-CR--194981; NAS--1.26:194981; CONF-9408191--; CNN: NAS1-19708; RTOP 510-02-12-09
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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