A progressive damage model of textile composites on meso-scale using finite element method: static damage analysis KU Leuven Ghent University
© The Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav. A meso-scale finite element model for static damage in textile composites was established. The impregnated yarn is taken as homogeneous and transverse isotropic material, whose mechanical properties are calculated using Chamis' equations. The damage modes are determined by using the Tsai-Wu criterion and additional criteria. The Murakami damage tensor is used ...