Abstract
The need for significant improvements in intra- and inter-laminar strength, damage resistance and the large scale economical manufacturing of structural composites resulted in the reemergence of textile structural composites in the 1980’s as a new class of advanced composites. After a review of the worldwide activities in textile structural composites, the role of fiber architecture in the manufacturing of tough, net shape composites will be discussed. The toughening and strengthening of polymer, metal and ceramic matrix composites through the use of 3-D fiber architecture is demonstrated with experimental evidence. Techniques for the modelling of textile structural composite are reviewed and illustrated with examples.
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