Special Sessions

3D textile architecture: process and product

3D textiles offer structural integrity, manageable fibre orientation, mouldability. They are used in aerospace, ground transportation, marine, energy storage and generation, medicine, personal protection, and are produced with weaving, knitting, braiding, stitching. Z-pinning, filament winding and nonwoven techniques. The session covers manufacturing, microstructure, properties, effects of defects, damage and long-term performance.

Session organisers:

  • Francois Boussu ENSAIT - University of Lille, Roubaix, France
  • Francois Charleux Safran Aircraft Engines

Braided Composites

Braided structures are popular reinforcements for composites, thanks to their stability and flexibility, particularly by overbraiding. This session is dedicated to all topics related to braided composites: novel production processes, patterning, properties prediction, modelling and optimisation of both process and the mechanical properties of braided composite materials.

Session organisers:

  • Yordan Kyosev
    TU Dresden, ITM, Germany
  • Remko Akkerman University of Twente, Enschede, Netherland

Emerging Composite Processing Technologies

The Emerging Composite Processing Technologies session explores the latest advancements in manufacturing and manipulating cutting-edge composite materials. Presentations showcase innovative methods, state-of-the-art technologies, and industrial applications, offering valuable insights into emerging trends in this rapidly evolving field.

Session organisers:

  • Christophe Binetruy
    Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France
  • Nahiene Hamila Research Institute Dupuy de Lôme, France

Fatigue of Textile Composites

This special session will focus on recent advancements in comprehending the fatigue behaviour of textile composite materials. Their mechanical performance is of critical importance in industrial applications where textile composite components are subjected to cyclic loadings over their operational lifespan. Recent studies on the fatigue behaviour of two- and three-dimensional textile-reinforced composites will be presented, showing latest advances in knowledge obtained at different scales using different methodologies, including but not limited to experimental observations and measurements, as well as predictive models (theoretical models, numerical models, machine learning based models). Composites produced by other advanced preforming technologies (e.g. fibre placement, 3D printing) are included.

Session organisers:

  • Valter Carvelli Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  • Stepan Lomov
    KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Liaojun Yao
    Harbin Institute of Technology

Life-cycle Assessment (LCA) Sustainable Composites

Life cycle, circularity, sustainability, recyclability of fibre reinforced composites.

Session organisers:

 

  • Ignaas Verpoest
    KU Leuven, Belgium
  • TBC

Manufacturing of Textile Preforms

The session will explore experimental studies, modelling, and case studies related to manufacturing of textile preforms for use in composite processes. The analysis and enhancement of current manufacturing technology, as well as the development of new manufacturing methods will be discussed.

Session organisers:

  • Edward Archer Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Prasad Potluri Manchester University, UK

Special Technical Textile Products

The technical and industrial textiles play a pivotal role in diverse applications ranging from automotive, aircraft, and boat components to geotextiles, medical textiles, protective clothing, textile barriers. These specialized fabrics offer durability, strength, tailored functionalities. The session covers manufacturing, testing, and analyses of different types of textiles for special purposes.

Session organisers:

  • Marcin Barburski
    Lodz University of Technology, Poland
  • Tsegaye Lemmi
    Lodz University of Technology, Poland

Thermoplastic Textile Composites

Thermoplastic textile composites offer excellent formability, rapid processing, high toughness and straightforward recyclability. This session is open for contributions on textile TPC materials, their processing and performance and welcomes research papers on experimental and modelling work.

Session organisers:

  • Remko Akkerman University of Twente, Netherlands
  • Wouter Grouve University of Twente, Netherlands
  • Laurent Warnet University of Twente, Netherlands

Yarn and Fiber Scale Modelling of Textiles for Composites

Textile structures as reinforcement for textile composites determine a major part of their properties. This session is dedicated to the modelling of textile structures and their production process at yarn and fiber scales. Reports and geometric, mechanical (FEM, DEM, particle based etc.) algorithms, their stability and speed, contact resolving, relaxation, formats etc. are welcome.

Session organisers:

  • Yordan Kyosev
    TU Dresden, Germany
  • Jonathan Belnoue University of Bristol, UK