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An understanding of the complex behaviour of coated woven fabrics is vital for the design of state-of-the-art fabric structures. Fabric behaviour is typically defined using elastic constants based on plane stress assumptions. This paper considers two new methods of representing fabric response: (i) use of spline functions to define response surfaces, (ii) use of stress-strain mean and difference functions (proposed by Day [IASS symposium proceedings: shells, membranes and space frames 2 (1986) 17]. Both techniques provide direct correlation between stresses and strains, eliminating the assumption of plane stress. Extensive biaxial fabric testing is proposed to assess the validity of these approaches and extend their use. (C) 2004 Civil-Comp Ltd. and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Bridgens BN, Gosling PD
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Computers & Structures
Year: 2004
Volume: 82
Issue: 23-26
Pages: 1913-1927
ISSN (print): 0045-7949
ISSN (electronic): 1879-2243
Publisher: Pergamon
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2003.07.005
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2003.07.005
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