Mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites: numerical and experimental investigation

Basalt fabric composite, with different twill wave reinforcements, i.e. twill 2/2 and twill 1/3, have been studied in this work by means of experimental tests and numerical finite element (FE) simulations. As fabric reinforcements show repeating undulations of warp and fill yarn, simple mixtures law...

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Main Authors: Piergiorgio Valentino, Emanuele Sgambitterra, Franco Furgiuele, Marco Romano, Ingo Ehrlich, Norbert Gebbeken
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2014-03-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1229
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Franco Furgiuele
Marco Romano
Ingo Ehrlich
Norbert Gebbeken
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description Basalt fabric composite, with different twill wave reinforcements, i.e. twill 2/2 and twill 1/3, have been studied in this work by means of experimental tests and numerical finite element (FE) simulations. As fabric reinforcements show repeating undulations of warp and fill yarn, simple mixtures law cannot be applied. As a consequence, the mesoscopic scale, lying between the microscopic and the macroscopic one, has to be taken into account to mechanically characterize a fabric reinforced composite. The aim of this work is to evaluate the stiffness of a fabric reinforced composite in warp and fill direction. In particular a numerical FE model, assuming elliptical sections and sinusoidal shape of the yarns, has been implemented and experimental tests have been carried out in order to validate the proposed model. Finally, the strength and the failure modes of the composite material, for each analysed structure and textile orientation, have been experimentally investigated.
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spelling doaj-art-59070f83ae04437c8212106e465f6fcb2025-01-02T23:01:28ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932014-03-01828Mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites: numerical and experimental investigationPiergiorgio ValentinoEmanuele SgambitterraFranco FurgiueleMarco RomanoIngo EhrlichNorbert GebbekenBasalt fabric composite, with different twill wave reinforcements, i.e. twill 2/2 and twill 1/3, have been studied in this work by means of experimental tests and numerical finite element (FE) simulations. As fabric reinforcements show repeating undulations of warp and fill yarn, simple mixtures law cannot be applied. As a consequence, the mesoscopic scale, lying between the microscopic and the macroscopic one, has to be taken into account to mechanically characterize a fabric reinforced composite. The aim of this work is to evaluate the stiffness of a fabric reinforced composite in warp and fill direction. In particular a numerical FE model, assuming elliptical sections and sinusoidal shape of the yarns, has been implemented and experimental tests have been carried out in order to validate the proposed model. Finally, the strength and the failure modes of the composite material, for each analysed structure and textile orientation, have been experimentally investigated.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1229Fabric reinforcement
spellingShingle Piergiorgio Valentino
Emanuele Sgambitterra
Franco Furgiuele
Marco Romano
Ingo Ehrlich
Norbert Gebbeken
Mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites: numerical and experimental investigation
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Fabric reinforcement
title Mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites: numerical and experimental investigation
title_full Mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites: numerical and experimental investigation
title_fullStr Mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites: numerical and experimental investigation
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites: numerical and experimental investigation
title_short Mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites: numerical and experimental investigation
title_sort mechanical characterization of basalt woven fabric composites numerical and experimental investigation
topic Fabric reinforcement
url https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1229
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