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 224308 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