Orthotropic criteria for transverse failure of non-crimp fabric-reinforced composites
Review article, 2016

In this paper, a set of failure criteria for transverse failure in non-crimp fabric-reinforced composites is presented. The proposed failure criteria are physically based and take into account the orthotropic character of non-crimp fabric composites addressing the observed lack of transverse isotropy. Experimental data for transverse loading out-of-plane in combination with in-plane loads are scarce. Therefore, to validate the developed criteria, experimental data are complemented with numerical data from a representative volume element model using a meso-micromechanical approach. The representative volume element model also provides a deeper understanding of how failure occurs in non-crimp fabric composites. Strength predictions from the developed set of failure criteria show good agreement with the experimental and numerical data.

representative volume element

Carbon fibre composites

textile fabrics

transverse strength

failure envelopes

Author

Henrik Molker

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Dennis Wilhelmsson

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Renaud Gutkin

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Leif Asp

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Journal of Composite Materials

0021-9983 (ISSN) 1530-793X (eISSN)

Vol. 50 18 2445-2458

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Swedish Research Council (VR) (2012-04320), 2013-09-01 -- 2018-08-31.

Subject Categories

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Transport

Materials Science

DOI

10.1177/0021998315605877

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