Index 3-D braided fabrics 20 Fabric geometry model (FGM)27,30 3-D braided composite blade 33 Failure envelopes of grids 164 3-D forming 241 Failure models 90,137 3-D knitted fabrics 19 Fiber to fabric process(FTF)12 3-D woven fabrics 15 Finite element models 74,120,265,273 Forming process 256 Aerospace applications 56 Fracture plane 187 Autoclave 292 Geometric model 79 Braid consolidation 229 GMT 54 Braided fabrics 116.217 Grids with skins 172 Car applications 6,58 Hand impregnation 288 Cartesian braiding process 221 Homogenization problem 85 Ceramic matrix composites 23 Hybrid structures 54,80,82 Clasiffication of textile preforms 11 Coefficients of thermal expansion 177 Isogrid 161,175 Complementary energy elastic model Impregnation techniques 55 84 Interlaced joint grid 158 Complementary energy strength model 88 Knitted 3-D fabrics 17,19,124.180 Composite grids 151 Knot elements 62 Course 181 Crimp model 27 Lenticular yarn 80 Crossover model 201 LIBA system 18 Liquid moulding with vacuum 295 Damage tolerance 48 Debonding 187 Macromechanical theories 102 Degassing 290 Manufacturing costs 1 Degradation of composite performance Mass of warp integrating yarn 300 46 Mass of warp stuffer yarn 301 Draping simulation 266 Mass of weft integrating yarn 302 Mass of weft stuffer yarn 303 Energy absorber 134 Mass of weft yarn 302 Engineering parameters 39 Matched-die moulding 289 307
3-D braided fabrics 20 3-D braided composite blade 33 3-D forming 241 3-D knitted fabrics 19 3-D woven fabrics 15 Aerospace applications 56 Autoclave 292 Braid consolidation 229 Braided fabrics 116, 217 Car applications 6, 58 Cartesian braiding process 221 Ceramic matrix composites 23 Clasiffication of textile preforms 11 Coefficients of thermal expansion 177 Complementary energy elastic model 84 Complementary energy strength model 88 Composite grids 151 Course 181 Crimp model 27 Crossover model 201 Damage tolerance 48 Debonding 187 Degassing 290 Degradation of composite performance 46 Draping simulation 266 Energy absorber 134 Engineering parameters 39 Fabric geometry model (FGM) 27, 30 Failure envelopes of grids 164 Failure models 90, 137 Fiber to fabric process (FTF) 12 Finite element models 74, 120, 265, 273 Forming process 256 Fracture plane 187 Geometric model 79 GMT 54 Grids with skins 172 Hand impregnation 288 Homogenization problem 85 Hybrid structures 54, 80, 82 Isogrid 161, 175 Impregnation techniques 55 Interlaced joint grid 158 Knitted 3-D fabrics 17, 19, 124, 180 Knot elements 62 Lenticular yarn 80 LIBA system 18 Liquid moulding with vacuum 295 Macromechanical theories 102 Manufacturing costs 1 Mass of warp integrating yarn 300 Mass of warp stuffer yarn 301 Mass of weft integrating yarn 302 Mass of weft stuffer yarn 303 Mass of weft yarn 302 Matched-die moulding 289 Index 307 RICINDEX 7/10/99 8:34 PM Page 307
308 Index Mechanical properties of grids 159 Scrimp process 55 Metal matrix composites 22 Slotted joint grid 157 Micromechanical models 70.196 SMC 54 Modelling of 3-D textile composites 24 Solid braid 222 Multiaxial warp knit technology Solid braider 222 (MWK)18 Spinning of yarns 242 Multilevel descomposition scheme 81 Stacked joint grid 157 Multipoint approximation method 277 Strength model 88 Strengthening effect 21 Novolted method 12 Structural integrity 50 Optimisation 248,275 Tensile behaviour of knitting 184 Orthogonal non-woven fabrics 16 Toughening effect 21 Orthogonal woven fabrics 17 Turbine blade 33 Parametric studies 92 Undulation 46 Prediction of composite modulus 305 Unit cell17,28.79.82,83.84.270 Prediction of fabric properties 298 Preimpregnation 291 Vacuum bagging 291 Pressure Foot Process 18 Processing parameters 39 Wale 181 Warp knitted fabric sandwich 128 Railways applications 64 Weaving of yarns 242 Resin Film Infusion 297 Rib buckling 168 Yarn-to-fabric preforms 13 RTM 54 Yarn to fabric process(YTF)12,13 Rubber forming 251 Yarn grouping 224
308 Index Mechanical properties of grids 159 Metal matrix composites 22 Micromechanical models 70, 196 Modelling of 3-D textile composites 24 Multiaxial warp knit technology (MWK) 18 Multilevel descomposition scheme 81 Multipoint approximation method 277 Novolted method 12 Optimisation 248, 275 Orthogonal non-woven fabrics 16 Orthogonal woven fabrics 17 Parametric studies 92 Prediction of composite modulus 305 Prediction of fabric properties 298 Preimpregnation 291 Pressure Foot Process 18 Processing parameters 39 Railways applications 64 Resin Film Infusion 297 Rib buckling 168 RTM 54 Rubber forming 251 Scrimp process 55 Slotted joint grid 157 SMC 54 Solid braid 222 Solid braider 222 Spinning of yarns 242 Stacked joint grid 157 Strength model 88 Strengthening effect 21 Structural integrity 50 Tensile behaviour of knitting 184 Toughening effect 21 Turbine blade 33 Undulation 46 Unit cell 17, 28, 79, 82, 83, 84, 270 Vacuum bagging 291 Wale 181 Warp knitted fabric sandwich 128 Weaving of yarns 242 Yarn-to-fabric preforms 13 Yarn to fabric process (YTF) 12,13 Yarn grouping 224 RICINDEX 7/10/99 8:34 PM Page 308
