Simulating the effect of fabric bending stiffness on the wrinkling behaviour of biaxial fabrics during preforming

Yu, F.; Chen, S.; Harper, L.T.; Warrior, N.A.

doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106308

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Optimisation of intra-ply stitch removal for improved formability of biaxial non-crimp fabrics (2021)
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Automated fabric forming solutions are required to meet the demand of liquid moulding processes, but wrinkling is a common problem for double-curvature parts due to a combination of the reinforcement type, manufacturing parameters and the part geomet... Read More about Optimisation of intra-ply stitch removal for improved formability of biaxial non-crimp fabrics.

Investigation into the effects of inter-ply sliding during double diaphragm forming for multi-layered biaxial non-crimp fabrics (2021)
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The effect of inter-ply sliding was investigated for multi-ply Non-Crimp Fabric (NCF) preforms during the Double Diaphragm Forming (DDF) process. A Finite Element (FE) model was employed to investigate the influence of the ply layup sequence and the... Read More about Investigation into the effects of inter-ply sliding during double diaphragm forming for multi-layered biaxial non-crimp fabrics.

Double diaphragm forming simulation using a global-to-local modelling strategy for detailed defect detection in large structures (2021)
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A global-to-local modelling strategy is presented based on a sub-modelling approach to predict the formation of macroscale defects in bi-axial non-crimp fabric (NCF) during double diaphragm forming (DDF). A full-scale global simulation is initially p... Read More about Double diaphragm forming simulation using a global-to-local modelling strategy for detailed defect detection in large structures.

Simulating the effect of fabric bending stiffness on the wrinkling behaviour of biaxial fabrics during preforming (2021)
Journal Article

A macroscopic finite element model has been established to investigate the forming-induced wrinkling behaviour for bi-axial fabrics. Results indicate that using a linear bending model with a constant bending stiffness produces unrealistic wrinkle pat... Read More about Simulating the effect of fabric bending stiffness on the wrinkling behaviour of biaxial fabrics during preforming.