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Stress field distribution of warp-reinforced 2.5D woven composites using an idealized meso-scale voxel-based model

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The evaluation of the stress field distribution of warp-reinforced 2.5D woven composites using meso-scale voxel-based model is described. The idealized geometry model is established by using measured parameters from the CT image. Comparison between voxel-based finite element method and experimental measurements is included. The results show that the proposed meso-scale voxel-based method is capable of accurately predicting the mechanical properties of warp-reinforced 2.5D woven composites, validated by the comparison of the initial modulus, max stress as well as the failure modes. Also, the numbers of representative volume element have an important effect on mechanical behaviors of warp-reinforced 2.5D woven composites.

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This work was supported by the Key Research Projects of China (No. 2016YFC-0304301), Scientific and Technological Transformative Project of Jiangsu Province (No. BA2016170) and Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20160157).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China

    Diantang Zhang, Yanjie Wang, Kejing Yu, Xuefeng Lu, Jie Sun, Xueliang Xiao & Kun Qian

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composites, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    Li Chen & YiFan Zhang

  3. Shanghai ND Inspection & Control Solution Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 201204, China

    Likai Zhang

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Zhang, D., Chen, L., Wang, Y. et al. Stress field distribution of warp-reinforced 2.5D woven composites using an idealized meso-scale voxel-based model. J Mater Sci 52, 6814–6836 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-0921-0

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