Mechanical Testing And Numerical Predictions Of The Behavior Of Braided Carbon Fiber Components

The current research is presenting three different prediction methods (one analytical and two numerical) implemented to characterize the mechanical behavior of carbon-fiber braided structures. At the end of the paper a comparison between the obtained predictions and the experimentally determined values is being presented. This paper is structured in two parts, the first one presenting the experimental testing of the braided tubular structures as well as flat braided coupons, while the second part is focused on describing the analytical and numerical methods employed. Copyright (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.