Recent Advances in Textile Composites - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Textile Composites: (TEXCOMP10)

• Main Authors: Binetruy Christophe, Boussu François
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: DEStech Publications 2010
• Subjects: General References; Textiles

This book is an original and important collection of over 65 never previously published investigations in the fast-growing materials science field of textile composites. Chapters prepared for the book were presented initially at the tenth biennial TEXCOMP meeting, held in Lille, France, October 2010...

Table of Contents:

• Title Page Preface Table of Contents 1. Toughness Improvement in Hybrid Composites Made of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene and Self-Reinforced Polypropylene 2. Modeling Geometry and Progressive Failure of Material Interfaces in Plain Weave Composites 3. Homogenization of the Mechanical Behavior of a Layer-to-Layer Angle-Interlock Composite 4. A Simulation on Damage Progression of Stitched Textile Composites Based on Multi-Scale Analysis 5. Damage Prediction for 3D Woven Composite Structural Features 6. FE-Modeling of Damage of Twill Carbon/Epoxy Composite on Meso-Scale, Materials Characterization and Experimental Verification 7. Modeling of Elastic and Strength Properties of Spatially Reinforced Fiber-Composites 8. New Approaches for Fiber Reinforced Composite Production 9. Coating and Processing Technology for the Production of Prepreg-Semi Products by Use of Textile Fibre Compounds 10. Continuous Manufacturing of Cylindrical Composite Lattice Structures 11. Using External Robots Instead of Internal Mandrels to Produce Composite Lattice Structures 12. Advances in Vacuum Infusion Processing Using Spacer Fabrics as Engineered Reinforcement 13. Effect of Interfacial Property on Ultrasonic Welding of Continuous Fiber Reinforcement Thermoplastic Composite 14. Pultrusion System of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite with Braiding Technique 15. The Design and Manufacturing of a RTM Composite Propeller for a Navy Vessel 16. 3D Analysis of Textile and Composite Materials with High Resolution Computed Tomography 17. Simulation and Tomography Analysis of Textile Composite Reinforcement Deformation at the Mesoscopic Scale 18. A Suited Mesh for Identification of Macroscopic Elastic Parameters of a Coarse Microstructure 3D Woven Composite from Digital Image Correlation 19. Automated Characterisation of Variability in Glass Fibre Reinforcement Architecture 20. A New Practical Method for Theoretical Consideration of Orientation and Length Distribution in Short Fiber Composites 21. New Wet Spinning Process for the Continuous Production of Polymer/Carbon Nanotubes Composite Fibers 22. Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on Damage Initiation in Carbon Fiber/Epoxy and Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composites 23. Deformability of a Textile Reinforcement Modified with Nanofibres 24. Oriented Nanofibrous Layers 25. Novel Carbon Nanotube Multifunctional Composite Fibers 26. Impact the Parameters by Production of Thin PVA Membranes Designed for Absorption of Sonic Waves 27. Fitting Approach of the Fatigue Tensile Response of Textile Composite Materials 28. Modeling the Curing Process of a Thermosetting Matrix and its Influence on Mechanical Behavior and Strength of Woven Fiber Reinforced Composites 29. High Temperature Elasto-Plastic Behavior of Carbon Fiber Woven Reinforced Thermoplastic Laminates 30. Influence of the Internal Yarn Nesting (Shifting) on the Local Structural Response of a Satin Weave Composite - An Experimental and Numerical Overview 31. The Effect of Compaction on the Compressive Properties of a 3D Woven Interlock Fabric 32. Identification Method of Material Damping Parameters for Textile Composites 33. Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials Reinforced by an Innovative Multiaxial Woven Fabric 34. Friction in Textile Thermoplastic Composites Forming 35. Out-of-Plane Deflection of Rigid Body Armour Systems: Digital Image Correlation Techniques and Analytical Modelling 36. Dynamic Calibration of Flexiforce Sensors for Ballistic Measurements 37. Continuous Measurement of the Projectile Velocity during Ballistic Impact in Flexible Body Armour 38. Low-Speed Impact Damage in Hybrid 2D-Braided Composite Plates 39. Multi-Scale Modelling of Damage in Textile Composite Materials at High Rates of Strain 40. Influence of Warp Interlock Parameters on the Ballistic Behavior of a Structure 41. Process Development from Complex 3D Geometry to Flat Knitted Pattern with Reinforced Fibres 42. Technology for Overlap-Free Joining of Semi-Finished Textile Products 43. 2D Braiding Technology for Composite Beam Confinement 44. Sewing Dry Fibre Performs for Textile Composites 45. In situ Strain Sensing in Three Dimensional Woven Preform Based Composites Using Flexible Textile Based Sensors 46. Forming Simulation Validation for Non-Woven Reinforcements 47. Inter-Ply and Tool-Ply Friction Measurement of Woven Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites at Forming Conditions 48. Unit Cell Modelling and Experimental Measurement of the Elastic and Thermoelastic Properties of Sheared Textile Composites 49. Numerical Simulation of the Tension and Compression Behaviour of Warp Knitted Reinforcements 50. Towards Modelling of the Frictional Behaviour of Deforming Fibrous Tows: A Geometrical Approach 51. Modelling and Simulation for Automatic Handling of Textile Based Prepreg 52. Stochastic Simulation Method for Injection Molding Process with Random Fibrous Transport Property 53. Fast Modelling Tool for New 3D Textile Reinforcement for Composite 54. Textile Composite Reinforcement Forming Simulation: Continuous, Discrete and Semi Discrete Approaches 55. Numerical Simulation of Textile Process and Prediction of the Permeability of the Fibrous Texture 56. CFD Flow Simulation for Impregnation of 3D Woven Reinforcements 57. Comparison of Modeling Approaches to Resin Flow Simulation in Layered Draped Textile Preforms 58. Correlations between Damage Initiation Thresholds in Textile Composites and Fatigue Life Limits 59. Genetic Algorithm Used to Optimize Fiber Steering in Composite Laminates 60. Effect of Designed Yarn Damages on the Out-of-Plane Properties of Braided Composite Parts 61. FE Modelling of a Structurally Stitched Multilayer Composite 62. Elastic Properties of Woven Reinforced Composites in 2D, 3D Simulations 63. Mechanical Performance of Hybrid Carbon Glass Fibre Braids with a High Ratio of 0°-Fibres 64. A New Model to Determine the Tensile Strength of Short Fiber-Reinforced Composites 65. Mechanical Properties and Forming Possibilities of a New Generation of Flax Woven Fabrics 66. On the Interest of Hydroentangled Nonwoven Structures for Composite Reinforcement Based on Natural Fibres 67. Development and Characterization of a Laminated Composite Material from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Woven Bamboo Fabric 68. Flax/Epoxy Prepregs: Influence of Elaboration Parameters on the Mechanical Properties Author Index