Page 248 - 3D Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites

Subject Index

A Braid angle, 139, 140
Braid pattern, 138
Angle interlock, 90 Braided preforms, 137
Applications Braiding process, 22-32, 140-142
- braided composites 6, 10-1 1,35-36
- distance fabric composites 136 C
- knitted composites 11
- stitched composites 11-12, 163-164 Characterisation, 63
- woven composites 7-10, 107-108, Combi-cell, 85
128,136 Commingled composites 47
Average strains, 66 Compressive properties
Average stress, 66-67 - braided composites 138-144
- distance fabric composites 136
B - knitted composites 154-156, 160
- stitched composites 170-176
Ballistic impact resistance - woven composites 123-126
- woven composites 132 - z-pinned composites 2 10-2 1 1
- stitched composites 199-200 Consolidated properties, 137
Bearing performance, 154 Constituent phase, 63
Binary model, 99 Crack branching, 158
Brick element, 97 Cross-over model, 103
Bridging model, 7 1,76,77,162 Crowding, 142
Braided composites, 100,137
- applications 6, 10-1 1,35-36 D
- compression properties 138- 144
- damage 143,144 Damage tolerance, 144
- fatigue 145 Damage resistance, 144
- flexure 138-143 Delamination (see also interlaminar
- four-step braiding 25-29 fracture properties)
- impact damage resistance 143,144 - distance fabric composites 136
- interlaminar fracture properties 143, - edge delamination 2 15
144 Distance fabric composites 22,37, 133-
- interlaminar shear properties 14 1, 134,136
142
- manufacture 22,23,25-32,46,56- E
57
- microstructure 137 Edge condition, 138
- modelling 145, 146 Effective medium element, 99
- multilayer interlock braiding 3 1-32 Effective properties
- tension properties 138- 144 - effective compliance, 68
- two-step braiding 29-30 - effective elastic stiffness, 68