Development of a geometric modeling strategy for the generation of representative unit cells in 2D braids

[en] This article presents, tests and validates a method for generating representative unit cells of braided composites based on a geometrical approach. The method focuses on the geometry of the tows and uses surface minimization to obtain the minimal equivalent area of a central surface that is used for the generation of volumes and orthotropic mechanical properties of the tows. The homogenization of the yarns is solved using analytical equations and the homogenization of the cell is solved using a representative volume element technique. The robustness of the method is evaluated using a benchmark comparison with experimental and numerical results to validate the generated ge.ometry. The method is also tested and shown to be robust in modeling the geometry for several values of geometrical parameters of the tows without user intervention, including for configurations yielding a high cover factor.

Research Center/Unit :

A&M - Aérospatiale et Mécanique - ULiège

Disciplines :

Mechanical engineering
Materials science & engineering

Author, co-author :

Rothkegel Ide, José Ignacio ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Computational & Multiscale Mechanics of Materials (CM3)

Renson, Benjamin

Bruyneel, Michaël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Modélisation numérique du comportement des structures en matériaux composites

Noels, Ludovic ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Computational & Multiscale Mechanics of Materials (CM3)

Language :

English

Title :

Development of a geometric modeling strategy for the generation of representative unit cells in 2D braids

Publication date :

15 November 2024

Journal title :

Composite Structures

ISSN :

0263-8223

eISSN :

1879-1085

Publisher :

Elsevier BV

Volume :

348

Pages :

118503

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Tags :

CÉCI : Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif

Development Goals :

9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Additional URL :

https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0263822324006317?httpAccept=text/xml

Funders :

SPW - Public Service of Wallonia

Funding number :

8422-SW ViBra

Funding text :

The research has been funded by the Walloon Region under the agreement no.8422-SW ViBra in the context of the 28th SKYWIN call.

Data Set :

http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10829042

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Commentary :

NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Composite Structures. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Composite Structure 348 (2024) 118503, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118503

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