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The “multi-step” braiding process is introduced and its application to three-dimensional braided hybrid composites is discussed. Using an assumed yarn packing arrangement within the preform, equations were derived relating non-dimensional pitch to both in-plane rotation and inclination angles. Coupled with a fundamental understanding of the braiding process, these relations supply a guide to the micro-structural design of advanced three-dimensional braids. An automation scheme for the manufacture of the multi-step braids has also been developed. As a special case, four-step braided composites have been analyzed and the composite micro-structure related to composite elastic constants. This approach is readily extended to advanced multi-step braids.
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Kostar, T.D., Byun, JH., Chou, TW. (1995). Design-Fabrication-Performance Relationship of Advanced Textile Structural Composites. In: Sih, G.C., Carpinteri, A., Surace, G. (eds) Advanced Technology for Design and Fabrication of Composite Materials and Structures. Engineering Applications of Fracture Mechanics, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8563-7_5
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