Triaxial woven fabric composites

Fujita A, Hamada H, Maekawa Z. Tensile properties of carbon fibre triaxial woven fabric composites. J Compos Mater 1993 27 1428 2. 

Triaxially woven fabric composites are isotropic in modulus and anisotropic in strength [39]. The tensile properties of the basic triaxial woven composites are superior to biplain and biaxial woven fabric composites. A multilayer triaxially woven fabric is shown in Figure 21.39. 

Figure 21.37 Structural geometry of triaxially woven fabric (basic weave). Source Reprinted with permission from Ko FK Buckley J, Edie DD eds., Carbon-Carbon Materials and Composites, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, 71-104, 1993. Copyright 1993, William Andrew Publishing.

Mishra R (2013), Meso-scale finite element modeUng of triaxial woven fabrics for composite in-plane reinforcement properties . Text Res J, 83(17), 1836-1845. 

North American Bus Industries are using composite bus structures fabricated in Hungary and assembled in the US, made from multiaxial knitted E-glass, but employing some triaxial woven carbon fiber to reinforce areas around windows and roof, permitting standard bus windows to be used. 

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