Uniaxial failure resistance of square-isotropic 3D woven fabric modelled with finite element analysis

The article presents an extensive experimental test and finite element simulation of plain 1/1 woven fabric subjected to uniaxial loading. Square woven fabric is configured to allow systematic investigation of weave effects under uniaxial tensile load. The geometric fabrics models consisting of warp and weft yarns are imported to finite element analysis package, ABAQUS, for mechanical performance simulation. Simulated and experimental stress-strain validation of plain is reported to have strong positive correlation of 0.9986 and 0.999 in warp and weft direction, respectively. Further analysis is performed on the validated models such as stress distribution groups and maximum stress regions.