Failure behavior of plain weave fabric laminates under on-axis uniaxial tensile loading .3. Effect of fabric geometry

The effect of fabric geometry on the failure behavior of two-dimensional orthogonal plain weave fabric laminates under on-axis uniaxial static tensile loading has been investigated using the two-dimensional woven fabric composite strength model. The weave geometrical parameters considered are: strand width, strand thickness and interstrand gap and the corresponding fiber volume fractions. The studies were carried out for three idealized laminate configurations. It was observed that there is a significant effect of weave geometrical parameters on the failure behavior