Due to application-specific tailoring, continuous fiber reinforced plastics (CoFRP) provide an
exceptional lightweight potential and are particularly suited for structural components. The …

This article presents a survey of the literature about the numerical forming of continuous fibre
reinforced composite material. This review shows that in spite of some models are defined …

In plane shear behaviour of textile performs is the most studied mechanical property
because this mode of deformation is necessary for forming on double curvature surfaces. In …

Bending properties of thermoplastic prepregs used in aerospace are investigated at
representative thermoforming temperatures. The influence of temperature is of principal …

A method of combining 1-d and 2-d structural finite elements to capture the fundamental
mechanical properties of engineering fabrics subject to finite strains is introduced. A …

Continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic sheets (CFRTP) are a promising material for light-
weight structural components. Unfortunately, their medium to high processing and …

A simplified finite element model is developed and validated for the forming/draping of pre-
impregnated woven composites, incorporating the effects of wrinkling and strain rate …

The knowledge of the mechanical behaviour of woven fabrics is necessary in many
applications in particular for the simulation of textile composite forming. This mechanical …

Simulations of 3D textile composite reinforcement deformations performed using classical
hexahedral finite elements with displacement degrees of freedom and an appropriate three …

Forming simulations are performed on woven textile composites using (a) an explicit finite
element method and (b) a kinematic mapping scheme. Both methods are compared with …