Material Characterization and Forming Simulation of Textile Composites: Experimental and Numerical Approaches

This book describes the material modeling, testing and forming of textile composites. The book presents systematic multi-scale frameworks for the material characterization of textile composites to capture their anisotropic material behavior during forming. The material characterization frameworks build up a solid foundation for the numerical analysis of the forming process, which can lead to a complete set of design tools for the forming of textile composites, and greatly expand their applications. Related testing methods are provided as a supplement and validations for material modeling. Forming simulation and analysis with finite element method for textile composites are also presented. This book helps readers to understand the fundaments of textile composite forming and to improve current manufacturing processes. It is an invaluable reference for graduate students, researchers and end-users involved in the application and research of textile composites.