Characterization and analysis of in-plane shear behavior of glass warp-knitted non-crimp fabrics based on picture frame method

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Glass warp-knitted fabrics have been widely used as complex structural reinforcements in composites, such as wind turbine blades, boats, vehicles, etc. Understanding the mechanical behavior and formability of these textiles is very necessary for the simulation of forming processes before manufacturing. In this paper, the shear deformation mechanics of glass warp-knitted non-crimp fabrics (WKNCF) were experimentally investigated based on a picture frame testing apparatus equipped to a universal testing machine. Three commercially available fabrics of WKNCFs were tested for four cycles by the picture frame method. The aim was to characterize and compare the shear behavior of relatively high areal density fabrics during preform processing for composites. The energy normalization theory was used to obtain the normalized shear force from the testing machine data; then, the shear stress against the shear angle was fitted by cubic polynomial regression equations. The results achieved from the equations demonstrated that the in-plane shear rigidity modulus was associated with the shear angle. The effect of the shearing cycles and stitching pattern on shear resistance was also analyzed.

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Habboush, A., Sanbhal, N., Shao, H., Jiang, J., & Chen, N. (2018). Characterization and analysis of in-plane shear behavior of glass warp-knitted non-crimp fabrics based on picture frame method. Materials, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091550

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