Journal
COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES
Volume 84, Issue 19-20, Pages 1200-1207Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2006.01.024
Keywords
NCF; stiffness averaging method; RVE; stitching; waviness; processing variables; FEM
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This paper presents a novel finite element based approach able to represent the complex architecture of the non-crimp fabric (NCF) composite materials. By means of the stiffness averaging method, implemented in the research oriented FEM (finite element method) code B2000, the developed model is able to simulate the NCFs mechanical performances. Applications to simple coupons loaded in tension are presented in order to demonstrate the capability and the effectiveness of the presented approach. Nevertheless, the proposed methodology can be applied and extended to all NCF geometries. First, for validation purposes the numerical results detained for a specific configuration have been compared with experimental results available from literature. Then, a parametric study has been carried out to investigate the influence of the bundle waviness on the tension stiffness. Finally, due to the degradation of the in-plane mechanical properties, the presence of the stitching has been investigated. (c) 2006 Civil-Comp Ltd. and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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