The literature of numerical modeling of 3D woven composite reinforcements shows that a
wide range of impressive studies have been carried out in the last two decades. During this …

This review paper summarizes the current state-of-art and challenges for the future
developments of fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications with multifunctional …

X-ray computed tomography provides an opportunity for a detailed examination of the inner
structure of fibre reinforced composites. Three-dimensional images, obtained with micro-CT …

Preforming is an important step in the manufacturing of textile-reinforced composites with
resin infusion processes. It is important to control the fiber orientation to avoid fiber …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) woven composites have found extensive applications in
various areas, owing to the high resistance of impact and delamination, great design ability …

The increase in the number of structural applications of composite materials, especially in
the aerospace and automotive industries, has led to a demand for robust models to simulate …

Engineering textiles are used as fibrous reinforcements in high performance polymer
composites. The mechanical properties of composite materials depend on their dual-scale …

The simulation at meso-scale of textile composite reinforcement deformation provides
important information. In particular it gives the direction and density of the fibres that …

A simple hyperelastic constitutive model is developed to characterize the anisotropic and
large deformation behavior of textile fabrics. In the model, the strain energy function is …

A hyperelastic constitutive law is proposed to describe the mechanical behaviour of fibre
bundles of woven composite reinforcements. The objective of this model is to compute the …