Comparative study of predictive methods for woven fabric composites elastic properties

摘要

several methods used to predict the elastic properties of woven fabric composite materials are compared and a new one is presented. The compared methods are the method of cells and the four-cell method presented earlier by the principle author and the three-dimensional finite element method. The new method is a simplified version of the method of cells for woven composites. The four-cell method and the simplified method of cells are the most computationally efficient method as compared to other methods.