Mechanical behaviour of nonwovens: Analysis of effect of manufacturing parameters with parametric computational model

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Farukh F., Demirci E., Sabuncuoglu B., Acar M., Pourdeyhimi B., Silberschmidt V. V.

COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, cilt.94, ss.8-16, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 94
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.12.040
  • Dergi Adı: COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.8-16
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A deformation behaviour of, and damage in, polymer-based thermally bonded nonwovens was studied with a parametric finite-element model. Microstructure of the studied nonwoven was modelled by direct introduction of fibres and bond points, employing a subroutine-based parametric technique. This technique helped to implement variations in dimensional characteristics of structural entities related with manufacturing of these materials. Following experimental observations, a realistic orientation distribution of fibres and single-fibre failure criteria were included into the model. The developed model was demonstrated to be a very useful tool not only for predicting effects of parameters related to manufacturing of nonwovens or of specimen's size on a macroscopic response of the nonwoven but also for getting an insight into deformation mechanisms and damage localization in its structure. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.