A Numerical Study on the Progressive Failure of 3D Four-Directional Braided Composites

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="513724.fig.008a" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2013/513724/figures/513724.fig.008a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Damage mode “fiber tensile failure” of specimen Number 1</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="513724.fig.008b" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2013/513724/figures/513724.fig.008b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Resin matrix pocket damage of specimen Number 1.</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Damage evolution of specimen Number 1.</table>

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Figure 8: A Numerical Study on the Progressive Failure of 3D Four-Directional Braided Composites 