Forming tests of a uni- and a bidirectional non-crimp fabric for different orientations and geometries (hemisphere, tetrahedron, square box)

Reference: The data is published as supplementary data for publications and for other researchers to incorporate the data in their work. Details behind the experimental procedure and the methods applied to analyze the tests are published in (please use to reference this data):

“B. Schäfer, R. Zheng, J. Colmars, A. Platzer, N. Naouar, P. Boisse, L. Kärger. Experimental analysis of the forming behavior of uni- and bidirectional non-crimp fabrics for different geometries, Composites Part B: Engineering, 287:111765, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111765”

Description: This dataset contains high-resolution images and analyzed numerical data (punch forces, outer contour after forming, local strains measured with DIC) of forming tests on a unidirectional non-crimp fabric  (UD-NCF) and a bidirectional non-crimp fabric (Biax-NCF) for different layup configurations and punch shapes (hemisphere, tetrahedron, square box). The tests were conducted for various single- and double-layer configurations with different relative fiber orientations. The experiments were conducted at the “LaMCoS – Laboratoire de Mecanique des Contacts and des Structures” from the “Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon)” in France. ... mehrThe analysis of the data was performed at the “Institute of Vehicle System Technology, Division Lightweight Engineering” from the “Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)” in Germany. The work was part of the international collaborative research project AMECOMP funded by the ANR in France and the DFG in Germany (DFG: 431354059, ANR: ANR-19-CE06-0031) - https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000172090.