Composites Research Group

Damage Modelling of Composites

Textile reinforcements are widely used in composite manufacturing in automotive sector. Predictive models which support a modern product development usually impose idealised meso-scale geometry on the textile reinforcements. However, composite manufacturing introduces defects into the structure of textile reinforcement making it irregular. This study aimed to implement a more realistic meso-scale model which included structural variability of the geometry (defects) in order to create better predictive models for mechanical properties of the composites. Case studies included analysis of 2D and 3D textile composites. Understanding of effect of the defects on mechanical properties will result in higher confidence of predictive modelling of composites.
 

 

Case Study 1

 

 

Case study 2

 

 

Case study 3

 

 

Composites Research Group

Faculty of Engineering
The University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG9 5HR


contact: Prof Nick Warrior
email: composites@nottingham.ac.uk