Volume 25, Issue 4 | Applied Composite Materials

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Volume 25, Issue 4

August 2018

Special Issue: 3D Textile Composites and their Applications

Issue Editors:

Constantinos Soutis,
Xiaogang Chen

21 articles in this issue

Editorial
Xiaogang Chen
EditorialNotes 03 August 2018 Pages: 707 - 708
Simulation and Experimental Validation of Spacer Fabrics Based on their Structure and Yarn’s Properties
Julia Orlik
Kathrin Pietsch
Konrad Steiner
OriginalPaper 03 August 2018 Pages: 709 - 724
Lateral Compressive Properties of Spacer Fabric Composites with Different Cell Shapes
Ghanshyam Neje
Bijoya Kumar Behera
OriginalPaper 17 July 2018 Pages: 725 - 734
Stabilising and Trimming 3D Woven Fabrics for Composite Preforming Applications
Alice E. Snape
Jody L. Turner
Richard J. Scaife
OriginalPaper Open access 19 July 2018 Pages: 735 - 746
Development & Characterization of Green Composites Using Novel 3D Woven Preforms
Yasir Nawab
Muhammad Kashif
Muhammad Zeeshan
OriginalPaper 04 July 2018 Pages: 747 - 759
The Need to Use Generalized Continuum Mechanics to Model 3D Textile Composite Forming
P. Boisse
R. Bai
A. Madeo
OriginalPaper 07 July 2018 Pages: 761 - 771
Numerical Modelling of 3D Braiding Machine with Variable Paths of the Carriers
Yordan Kyosev
OriginalPaper 27 June 2018 Pages: 773 - 783
Effect of Process Parameters on the Geometry of Composite Parts Reinforced by Through-the-Thickness Tufting
Matt Scott
Giuseppe Dell’Anno
Harry Clegg
OriginalPaper 20 June 2018 Pages: 785 - 796
Nonlinear Multi-Scale Modelling, Simulation and Validation of 3D Knitted Textiles
Oliver Weeger
Amir Hosein Sakhaei
Martin L. Dunn
OriginalPaper 26 May 2018 Pages: 797 - 810
Engineering Design and Mechanical Property Characterisation of 3D Warp Interlock Woven Fabrics
A. C. Corbin
A. Kececi
D. Soulat
OriginalPaper 20 June 2018 Pages: 811 - 822
Meso-Scale Finite Element Simulations of 3D Braided Textile Composites: Effects of Force Loading Modes
Chao Zhang
Chunjian Mao
Tinh Quoc Bui
OriginalPaper 11 July 2018 Pages: 823 - 841
Surface Modification of Aramid Fibres with Graphene Oxide for Interface Improvement in Composites
Lei Zeng
Xuqing Liu
Constantinos Soutis
OriginalPaper Open access 06 August 2018 Pages: 843 - 852
Surface Modification of Carbon Fibres for Interface Improvement in Textile Composites
Jiawen Qiu
Jiashen Li
Xiaogang Chen
OriginalPaper Open access 15 August 2018 Pages: 853 - 860
Determination of Materials for Hybrid Design of 3D Soft Body Armour Panels
Yanfei Yang
Xiaogang Chen
OriginalPaper 17 July 2018 Pages: 861 - 875
Fracture Toughness (Mode-I) of Para-Aramid/Phenolic Nano Preform Composites
Kadir Bilisik
Erdal Sapanci
OriginalPaper 13 June 2018 Pages: 877 - 890
Finite Element Study on the Influence of Structural Parameters on the Ballistic Performance of 3D Networked Fabrics
Haoxian Zeng
Zishun Yuan
Xiaogang Chen
OriginalPaper Open access 01 September 2018 Pages: 891 - 903
Finite Element Analysis of Mesh Size Effect of 3D Angle-Interlock Woven Composites Using Voxel-Based Method
Diantang Zhang
Guyu Feng
Kun Qian
OriginalPaper 06 July 2018 Pages: 905 - 920
Multi-Scale Progressive Damage Model for Analyzing the Failure Mechanisms of 2D Triaxially Braided Composite under Uniaxial Compression Loads
Songjun Zhang
Hongyong Jiang
Zheqi Lin
OriginalPaper 14 August 2018 Pages: 921 - 938
Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic and Thermoset Composites Reinforced with 3D Biaxial Warp-knitted Fabrics
Ali Al-darkazali
Pınar Çolak
Özgür Demircan
OriginalPaper 13 July 2018 Pages: 939 - 951
A Finite Element and Experimental Analysis of Composite T-Joints Used in Wind Turbine Blades
Y. Wang
C. Soutis
OriginalPaper Open access 18 June 2018 Pages: 953 - 964
Principles and Applications of Microwave Testing for Woven and Non-Woven Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites: a Topical Review
Zhen Li
Arthur Haigh
Andrew Gibson
OriginalPaper Open access 09 August 2018 Pages: 965 - 982