Abstract
Abstract
In-plane fiber waviness is a common manufacturing flaw in composites, which can be observed during the production of items such as wind turbine blades, industrial components, aircraft structures, and automobile parts, etc. When manufacturing large composite structures, the traditional hand lay-up with fabric is labor-intensive and comes with several other issues, leading to various defects. One major but often overlooked defect is in-plane fiber waviness. The current investigation provides an overview of creating several techniques of in-plane fiber waviness faults in composites. Previously, numerous techniques were reported by researchers, employed to induce in-plane fiber waviness with specific parameters for their investigations. An effort has been made to highlight the various non-destructive techniques used for characterizing in-plane fiber waviness. Additionally, this paper presents a compilation of data on the impact of in-plane fiber waviness on the mechanical performance of composites. The paper concludes by proposing scope for additional research in the area of in-plane fiber waviness. Further, a novel method was proposed for creating in-plane fiber waviness which can reduce the possible fiber rotation using semi-circular wooden bars along with clamping arrangements instead of circular bars in the earlier investigations. Consequently, this could be a significant approach which resembles with realistic in-plane waviness generated while producing fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite components.