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 …

The forming of textile reinforcements is an important stage in the manufacturing of textile
composite parts with Liquid Composite Molding process. Fiber orientations and part …

Wrinkling is one of the most common flaws that occur during textile composite reinforcement
forming processes. These wrinkles are frequent because of the possible relative motion of …

Meso-scale (unit cell of an impregnated textile reinforcement) finite element (FE) modelling
of textile composites is a powerful tool for homogenisation of mechanical properties, study of …

Natural fibers composites are considered as a sustainable alternative to synthetic
composites due to their environmental and economic benefits. However, they suffer from …

Automated fibre placement (AFP) is the key technology for manufacturing variable angle tow
(VAT) composites with tailored fibre paths. Although it was developed in the 1980s, much …

In plane shear behaviour of textile performs is the most studied mechanical property
because this mode of deformation is necessary for forming on double curvature surfaces. In …

The quality of a composite material produced using a textile reinforcement depends largely
on the way the textile deforms during processing. To ensure the production of high quality …

An experimental device for textile composite reinforcement forming is presented. A strongly
double curved tetrahedral shape is formed by punch and die. This shape is those of the …

Full-field strain measurements are applied in studies of textile deformability during
composite processing:(1) in testing of shear and tensile deformations of textiles (picture …