New Geometrical Model of Woven Fabric Taking into Account the Change of Its Form, Size and Lateral Bending

Abstract

This paper suggests a technique for the construction of fabric three-dimensional models based on the piecewise continuous representation of the thread surface. The approach allows to exclude such simulation defects as “interpenetration” of threads in the fabric, and takes into account the geometric features of the thread structure, the possibility of their bending in several planes, and changes in the form and sectional area. The geometric models obtained can be used to analyse the forces and deformations occurring in the fabric with the help of the finite-element simulation programs in various specialised software complexes, such as ANSYS, LS-DYNA, ABAQUS, NASTRAN etc. The structure parameters which are difficult to calculate using standard techniques, e.g. the pore volume and contact area between threads can be calculated with the help of describing the fabric three-dimensional structure.