Saleh, M.N. orcid.org/0000-0002-0725-5319 and Soutis, C. (2017) Recent advancements in mechanical characterisation of 3D woven composites. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Modern Processes, 2017 (3). 12.
Abstract
Three dimensional (3D) woven composites have attracted the interest of academia and industry thanks to their damage tolerance characteristics and automated fabric manufacturing. Although much research has been conducted to investigate their out-of-plane “through thickness” properties, still their in-plane properties are not fully understood and rely on extensive experimentation. To date, the literature lacks an inclusive summary of the mechanical characterisation for 3D woven composites. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the available research studies on 3D woven composites mechanical characterisation, with less emphasis on the out-of-plane response, but an in-depth review of the in-plane response “un-notched vs. notched”. The paper highlights the knowledge gap in the literature of 3D woven composites, suggesting opportunities for future research in this field and a room for improvement in utilising Non-Destructive Techniques (NDT), such as Digital Image Correlation (DIC), Acoustic Emission (AE) and X-ray Computed Tomography (CT), for observing damage initiation and evolution in 3D woven composites that could be used to calibrate and evaluate analytical and numerical models.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | 3D textile composites; Mechanical properties; Damage mechanics |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Advanced Manufacturing Institute (Sheffield) > AMRC Composites Centre (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2017 09:49 |
Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2017 09:49 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40759-017-0027-z |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SpringerOpen |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s40759-017-0027-z |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:118907 |
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