Failure Study Of The Woven Composite Material: 2.5 D Carbon Fabric/Resin Epoxy

In this paper, an experimental analysis of the failure of a single layer woven fabric composite 2.5 D G1151/Resin Epoxy, through a tensile test at 0 degrees, 45 degrees and 90 degrees is investigated. In addition, an FE simulation of failure were elaborated through multiscale modeling method, a micro, then meso and macro scale. The microscale simulation was elaborated on the ABAQUS standard simulation of a 3D unit cell of random fibers' distribution of a single yarn. The meso scale simulation developed in MATLAB. The meso approach was based on the extraction behaviour of Representative Volume Elementary (RVE) of the 2.5 D woven composite. The macroscale simulation was elaborated on the ABAQUS standard simulation. With reference to the numerical and experimental study, the results show a good agreement. The present investigation is an important preliminary study in the process forming of single woven carbon 2.5 D composite.