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An elaboration on the shear characterization of dry woven fabrics using trellising tests
Author(s) -
Komeili M.,
Milani A.S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.22347
Subject(s) - materials science , stiffness , composite material , shear (geology) , woven fabric , tensile testing , ultimate tensile strength , plain weave , characterization (materials science) , composite number , direct shear test , test data , structural engineering , computer science , yarn , engineering , programming language , nanotechnology
Abstract Material characterization of woven fabric composites in dry form is one of the most crucial steps prior to the design and optimization of composite manufacturing processes. High stiffness of yarns under axial tension and low stiffness under in‐plane shear makes the latter the dominant deformation mode during draping of woven fabrics. Bias‐extension (BE) and shear frame (SF) tests are two widely used experimental setups for the characterization of woven fabrics under the shear (also called trellising) mode. This article outlines two general approaches for the characterization and normalization of data collected from the above standard tests. The first approach is based on the total energy absorbed by the fabric specimen along with the total work induced by the external force on the moving head of the tensile test machine. The second approach uses a variational formulation along with the principle of virtual work. Using both approaches, it is shown how, in the BE test, an auxiliary specimen with a different aspect ratio can be used to cope with the problem of nonuniform deformation (formation of three different shear regions) in the specimens. To illustrate the application of both methods, they are applied to predict in‐plane shear stiffness of a glass/PP plain weave under SF and BE tests. It is suggested that the shear stress can be used as a normalized parameter to compare data from different trellising tests. POLYM. COMPOS., 2013. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers