Modeling of uniaxial compression of fiber reinforcements using finite strains
Résumé
Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) processes are increasingly used to produce composite parts. Most of those processes involve compression of the fiber reinforcement and resin flow. In order to accurately model LCM processes, a good knowledge of fiber reinforcement behavior in compression is required. Several models have already been published, but none of them include permanent deformations. Also because of the large deformation involved in the processes, a finite strain formulation is proposed. Results are given for a glass twill‐weave fabric.