二维机织复合材料弹性常数的有限元法预测

为了预测二维机织复合材料的弹性性能,建立了有限元力学分析模型。基于二维机织复合材料的几何特征,建立了参数化的单胞模型;考虑了织物纤维束呈现出的各向异性材料特征,将有限元中材料主方向转化到纤维屈曲方向,建立其力学分析有限元模型;分析了单胞边界面保持平面假设的不足,提出了对于二维机织复合材料通用的周期边界条件,获得了更为准确的二维机织复合材料的工程弹性常数。结果表明:织物衬垫单胞边界面,在单向拉伸载荷和纯剪切载荷下,呈凹凸翘曲变形,即为周期边界;应用给出的织物参数化几何建模方法与有限元求解方法,可以精确地获得工程弹性常数,数值计算结果与实验值吻合较好。      

T700轴向增强经编织物复合材料力学性能的模拟分析与试验研究

应用一种新型界面元模型研究了复合材料层间剪切损伤。通过引入双线性损伤准则和损伤演化,预报复合材料层间裂纹扩展。轴向增强经编织物复合材料由针织纱线引起的纤维变形(KYD)产生了富树脂区域,基于细观力学理论提出了一种新的研究轴向增强经编织物单胞模型受单向拉伸和剪切时KYD区周围应力分布的方法,得出了单胞在受载时首先在这一区域产生裂纹。对单轴向T700经编织物复合材料进行了三点弯曲性能和层间剪切性能试验测试,分析了经编织物复合材料的力学特性。分别模拟了弯曲性能和层间剪切性能试验,得出了最大预报载荷值与试验值误差小于10%,并基于有限元模型研究了复合材料面内损伤和层间裂纹扩展损伤机制。     

纤维束波动效应对平纹编织复合材料损伤行为的影响

平纹编织复合材料中纤维束波动效应会引起随动材料主方向变化及面外剪切应力集中,为了研究其对平纹编织复合材料力学性能及损伤行为的影响,提出改进的像素法细观有限元单胞模型。模型根据纤维束波动曲线定义了材料主方向的变化,采用Hashin准则模拟纤维束的损伤起始,并引入剪切修正因子考虑面外剪切应力对面内拉伸损伤的影响。模型可以预测平纹编织复合材料的面内拉伸强度和损伤演化过程,结果表明:纤维束材料主方向波动会引起平纹编织复合材料面内拉伸强度下降;面外剪切应力集中是导致复合材料最终失效的主要原因,且随着剪切修正因子增大,复合材料面内拉伸强度显著降低;纤维束材料主方向波动和面外剪切应力集中均对平纹编织复合材料的损伤行为和破坏机理产生了影响,需要在数值分析中对其进行准确描述。      

不同针刺工艺的针刺复合材料面内拉伸强度分析

6种针刺工艺不同的碳纤维增强树脂基复合材料,其面内拉伸强度随着针刺密度和针刺深度的增大而降低,针刺处纤维的断裂使材料内的缺陷失稳扩展和面内纤维断裂,进而使材料整体拉伸失效。根据面内拉伸实验结果和纤维累计损伤理论并引入纤维体积折减系数,建立了分析针刺复合材料面内拉伸强度的理论模型。这个模型的预测结果与实验结果相符,并发现断裂纤维簇的个数与体积折减系数相关。用该模型可预报不同针刺工艺复合材料的面内拉伸强度,并指导设计针刺复合材料的预制体。     

无弯曲纤维织物面内渗透率的结构相关性

建立无弯曲纤维织物(Non-crimped fabrics, NCF)的几何结构单胞, 应用树脂在纤维束内与束间耦合流动的模型, 数值模拟树脂的细观流动行为, 结合Darcy定律, 计算单胞的面内等效渗透率, 并对计算方案进行验证。在此基础上, 探讨织物的纤维束间距离、纤维束高度以及束内渗透率等细观结构参数与单胞面内等效渗透率之间的关系。结果表明: 单胞面内等效渗透率随纤维束间距离的增大而增大, 其倒数的对数之间呈正的线性关系; 纤维束高度对单胞面内等效渗透率的影响类似于纤维束间距离对其的影响; 单胞面内等效渗透率随纤维束内渗透率的增加而线性增加。      

考虑纤维束弯曲的缎纹织物面内压缩行为分析

基于弹性弯曲波理论分析了应力波在复合材料内部的传播规律,并针对四枚缎纹织物复合材料,进行了准静态和动态验证实验研究。研究表明,在面内压缩载荷作用下,纤维束交织程度越高,材料压缩强度越低,说明织物复合材料的细观结构对其面内力学性能有重要影响。发现准静态载荷作用下试样主要为整体剪切破坏,且剪切断裂发生于加载方向纤维束的弯曲起始段;而动态载荷作用下,试样的主要损伤模式为分层,在应力波的作用下分层损伤沿纤维束间的界面扩展,同时伴随有纤维束弯曲起始段的剪切断裂。     

基于多尺度方法的纤维织物增强柔性复合材料拉伸模量预测

以超高分子量聚乙烯（UHMW-PE）纤维织物增强-聚乙烯（PE）涂层柔性复合材料作为研究对象,首先,通过离子抛光仪对复合材料横截面进行处理;然后,使用SEM和光学显微镜测量复合材料细观结构,获得复合材料细观几何参数;最后,基于均匀化方法和连续介质假设,建立单胞力学模型,计算单胞的拉伸载荷-应变曲线,将理论值与实验值进行比较。结果表明:基于多尺度方法的复合材料单胞力学模型所得拉伸载荷-应变曲线与实验所得曲线能较好吻合,该理论模型能够较好地预报纤维织物增强柔性复合材料的拉伸模量。      

织物形式对苎麻纤维渗透率及其复合材料力学性能的影响

采用树脂传递模塑工艺(RTM)研究了三种典型苎麻纤维织物结构(平纹、 斜纹和缎纹)对树脂流动性的影响, 并研究了三种苎麻纤维织物结构对其增强酚醛树脂复合材料的拉伸性能和层间剪切性能的影响。结果表明, 苎麻纤维织物树脂渗透率主要受纤维屈曲和流道面积的影响。斜纹和缎纹苎麻织物的纤维屈曲较小且流道面积较大, 其织物的树脂渗透率较大, 同时, 较小的纤维屈曲使其增强的复合材料拉伸性能也较优。然而, 不同织物形式对苎麻纤维织物/树脂复合材料的层间性能影响不大。     

织物形式对苎麻纤维渗透率及其复合材料力学性能的影响

采用树脂传递模塑工艺(RTM)研究了三种典型苎麻纤维织物结构(平纹、斜纹和缎纹)对树脂流动性的影响,并研究了三种苎麻纤维织物结构对其增强酚醛树脂复合材料的拉伸性能和层间剪切性能的影响.结果表明,苎麻纤维织物树脂渗透率主要受纤维屈曲和流道面积的影响.斜纹和缎纹苎麻织物的纤维屈曲较小且流道面积较大,其织物的树脂渗透率较大,同时,较小的纤维屈曲使其增强的复合材料拉伸性能也较优.然而,不同织物形式对苎麻纤维织物/树脂复合材料的层间性能影响不大.     

二维编织陶瓷基复合材料偏轴拉伸力学性能预测

基于二维编织C/SiC复合材料的细观结构,建立了碳纤维丝/热解碳界面/SiC基体和纤维束/表层SiC基体两种尺度下的细观单胞模型,通过有限元方法计算碳纤维丝/热解碳界面/SiC基体模型的等效弹性常数和强度,然后代入纤维束/表层SiC基体模型中计算,并引入Tsai-Wu失效准则,考虑不同失效模式的损伤,建立了二维编织C/SiC复合材料的渐进损伤模型,模拟了其偏轴拉伸应力-应变行为。针对该模型,阐述了二维编织C/SiC复合材料单胞模型在复杂应力状态下其纤维束的损伤过程。数值模拟结果与实验数据吻合较好,验证了模型的有效性,为该种材料的力学性能分析提供了一种有效方法。     

Late-stage fatigue damage in a 3D orthogonal non-crimp woven composite: An experimental and numerical study

Late-stage fatigue damage of an E-glass/epoxy 3D orthogonal non-crimp textile composite loaded in the warp direction has been investigated using a combination of mechanical testing, X-ray micro computed tomography (μCT), optical microscopy and finite element modelling. Stiffness reduction and energy dissipated per cycle were found to be complementary measurements of damage accumulation, occurring in three stages: a first stage characterised by rapid changes, a more quiescent second stage, followed by a third stage where the (decreasing) stiffness and (increasing) energy dissipation change irregularly and then rapidly, to failure. Microscopy of specimens cycled into the transition between the second and third stages showed macroscopic accumulations of fibre fractures in sections of warp tows which lying adjacent to the surface weft tows which are crowned-over by the Z-tows. At these locations, the warp tow fibres are subjected to stress concentrations both from transverse weft tow matrix cracks and resin pocket cracks.     

Nonlinear response in glass fibre non-crimp fabric reinforced vinylester composites

This paper addresses the nonlinear stress-strain response in glass fibre non-crimp fabric reinforced vinylester composite laminates subjected to in-plane tensile loading. The nonlinearity is shown to be a combination of brittle and plastic failure. It is argued that the shift from plastic to brittle behaviour in the vinylester is caused by the state of stress triaxiality caused by the interaction between fibre and vinylester. A model combining damage and plasticity is calibrated and evaluated using data from extensive experimental testing. The onset of damage is predicted using the Puck failure criterion, and the evolution of damage is calibrated from the observed softening in plies loaded in transverse tension. Shear loading beyond linear elastic response is observed to result in irreversible strains. A yield criterion is implemented for shear deformation. A strain hardening law is fitted to the stress-strain response observed in shear loaded plies. Experimental results from a selection of laminates with different layups are used to verify the numerical models. A complete set of model parameters for predicting elastic behaviour, strength and post failure softening is presented for glass fibre non-crimped fabric reinforced vinylester. The predicted behaviour from using these model parameters are shown to be in good agreement with experimental results.     

Influence of molding condition on tensile properties of flat braided fabric reinforced phenolic composite

This study discusses the influence of molding conditions on the tensile properties of flat braided glass fabric reinforced phenolic composite. In addition, the influence of sizing on the tensile properties is also discussed by changing the amount of sizing of the glass fiber bundle. The tensile strength improved when longer periods of resin impregnation were allowed. A higher amount of sizing also improved the tensile strength by facilitating good resin impregnation into fiber bundles. Good resin impregnation suppressed matrix cracking at low strain levels, and it was the key issue to improve the tensile strength in braided fabric reinforced phenolic resin composite.     

Multi-Scale Progressive Damage Model for Analyzing the Failure Mechanisms of 2D Triaxially Braided Composite under Uniaxial Compression Loads

Based on continuum damage mechanics (CDM), a multi-scale progressive damage model (PDM) is developed to analyze the uniaxial compression failure mechanisms of 2D triaxially braided composite (2DTBC). The multi-scale PDM starts from the micro-scale analysis which obtains the stiffness and strength properties of fiber tows by a representative unit cell (RUC) model. Meso-scale progressive damage analysis is conducted subsequently to predict the compression failure behaviors of the composite using the results of micro-scale analysis as inputs. To research the free-edge effect on the local failure mechanisms, meso-scale models of different widths are also established. The stress-strain curves obtained by numerical analysis are verified with the experimental data. Results show that fiber and matrix compression failure inside the fiber tows are the major failure modes of the composite under axial compression. For transverse compression, the dominated failure modes are recorded for matrix compression failure inside the fiber tows. It is also presented that the free-edge effect plays an important role in the transverse mechanical response of the composite, and the failure behaviors of the internal fiber tows are strongly influenced as well.     

The influence of the stitching pattern on the internal geometry,quasi-static and fatigue mechanical properties of glass fibre non-crimp fabric composites

This paper discusses the experimental results of a study comparing several aspects of the mechanical behaviour of two quasi-unidirectional non-crimp fabric composites based on non-crimp fabrics that differ only in stitching pattern. A NEW stitching pattern was compared to an industry common type (ICT). The properties studied include fabric and laminate thickness, fibre volume fraction, static tensile modulus and strength in longitudinal and transverse direction, high-speed tensile strength and tension–tension fatigue life. Statistically significant differences were observed for fabric and composite thickness, which was found to be higher for the ICT type composite. A higher fibre volume fraction was observed for the NEW stitching pattern material, as well as a higher longitudinal tensile strength at high and low speeds and a slightly higher fatigue life.     

A finite-element investigation of the interlaminar shear behaviour of non-crimp-fabric-based composites

In this paper the interlaminar shear behaviour of non-crimped-fabric-based composites is investigated by using a finite-element approach. It is intended to provide an understanding of the basic mechanisms which control the NCF behaviour, together with manufacturing guidelines for the fabric structure to optimise the NCF properties. The present approach is based on a bi-dimensional mesoscopic model of a biaxial blanket developed in a previous study devoted to the compressive strength of NCF (Drapier, S, Winsom MR. Finite element investigation of the compressive strength of non-crimp fabric based composites. Composites Science and Technology, 1999;59:1287–97). This through-thickness repeating cell is completed with the proper boundary conditions representative of interlaminar shear loading. It is established that the NCF ILS behaviour is controlled by the development of high shear-strain concentrations induced by the combination of mechanical and mesoscopic geometrical characteristics. These shear-strain concentrations are very likely to lead to local damage that could affect the NCF load-bearing capacity. It is mainly the resin shear behaviour, and to a lesser extent the tow size, which are shown to control the ILS behaviour. Also, the presence of resin layers which can form between the tows during the manufacturing process increases these strain concentrations. From a manufacturing point of view, it comes out from this study that the resin should have high shear stiffness and yield stress, and that tow bunching should be prevented by limiting both the stitching tension and the size of the tows used. Finally, the formation of resin layers should be limited as far as possible.     

Meso-Scale Progressive Damage Behavior Characterization of Triaxial Braided Composites under Quasi-Static Tensile Load

Based on continuum damage mechanics (CDM), a sophisticated 3D meso-scale finite element (FE) model is proposed to characterize the progressive damage behavior of 2D Triaxial Braided Composites (2DTBC) with 60° braiding angle under quasi-static tensile load. The modified Von Mises strength criterion and 3D Hashin failure criterion are used to predict the damage initiation of the pure matrix and fiber tows. A combining interface damage and friction constitutive model is applied to predict the interface damage behavior. Murakami-Ohno stiffness degradation scheme is employed to predict the damage evolution process of each constituent. Coupling with the ordinary and translational symmetry boundary conditions, the tensile elastic response including tensile strength and failure strain of 2DTBC are in good agreement with the available experiment data. The numerical results show that the main failure modes of the composites under axial tensile load are pure matrix cracking, fiber and matrix tension failure in bias fiber tows, matrix tension failure in axial fiber tows and interface debonding; the main failure modes of the composites subjected to transverse tensile load are free-edge effect, matrix tension failure in bias fiber tows and interface debonding.     

Quasi-Isotropic Triaxially Braided Cellulose-Reinforced Composites

In this article, we investigate experimentally and analytically the mechanical properties of a natural fiber quasi-isotropic triaxially braided composite. The composite is prepared from triaxially braided regenerated cellulose fibers and a high-bio-content epoxy resin system using a resin infusion process. Simultaneous mechanical loading, digital image correlation, and acoustic emission tests were performed on notched and unnotched specimens to understand the tensile behavior of the composites and the initiation and propagation of damage. Experimental results were compared with the effective tensile properties determined using an analytical model. The model is a discrete three-layer analytical representation based on a mechanics transformation-based representation of the quasi-isotropic braided layers. The model is used to determine the elastic stiffness and Poisson effects based on the constituent properties such as the fiber volume fractions, the waviness of the bias tows, and the relative thickness of the braided preform. The experimental results show the analytical model's ability in predicting the composite's elastic properties. The unique fabric architecture is found to have a large influence on the strength properties across the different specimen geometries investigated.     

Influence of the Geometric Parameters on the Mechanical Behaviour of Fabric Reinforced Composite Laminates

A polymer fabric reinforced composite is a high performance material, which combines strength of the fibres with the flexibility and ductility of the matrix. For a better drapeability, the tows of fibres are interleaved, resulting the woven fabric, used as reinforcement. The complex geometric shape of the fabric is of paramount importance in establishing the deformability of the textile reinforced composite laminates. In this paper, an approach based on Classical Lamination Theory (CLT), combined with Finite Element Methods (FEM), using Failure Analysis and Internal Load Redistribution, is utilised, in order to compare the behaviour of the material under specific loads. The main goal is to analyse the deformability of certain types of textile reinforced composite laminates, using carbon fibre satin as reinforcement and epoxy resin as matrix. This is accomplished by studying the variation of the in-plane strains, given the fluctuation of several geometric parameters, namely the width of the reinforcing tow, the gap between two consecutive tows, the angle of laminae in a multi-layered configuration and the tows fibre volume fraction.