Influences of Combined Section in Three-dimensional Networked Fabric against Ballistic Impact
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Three-dimensional networked fabric is a type of multilayer fabric consisting of distributed separate and combined sections. The combined sections interconnect adjacent sublayers of the fabric. This paper reported the influence of the combined sections on the response of networked fabric against ballistic impact utilising ballistic impact testing and finite element (FE) method. Energy absorption measured in the experiments was used to validate the FE modelling, showing that ABAQUS/Explicit is effective to simulate the ballistic impact process with high accuracy. Stress propagation, transverse deformation and movement of the secondary yarns related to the combined section have been evaluated. It has been found that the combined sections introduce stronger interaction between yarns than the separate sections do when the fabrics are impacted at the separate sections. This increases the energy transfer from primary yarns to secondary yarns. The combined sublayers serve like a modulator between the impact zone and the far-field boundary, leading to a delayed fracture of the primary yarns. As a result, the networked fabric absorb impact energy more efficiently than their counterpart layup of plain-woven fabrics. The findings revealed a new way to engineer soft fabrics for improved ballistic performance.
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OpenAlex topics: Mechanical Behavior of Composites · Textile materials and evaluations · Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
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