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Fig. 6 | Functional Composite Materials

Fig. 6

From: Multi-material braids for multifunctional laminates: conductive through-thickness reinforcement

Fig. 6

Data flow for creating FE model of braided thread: a geometrical model of flat textile produced with WiseTex software [43], b solid model of thread created by geometrical transformation of the flat model with superimposed image of the mesh, c cross-section of the braid model after the “rolling” transformation, d voxel-like mesh of the reinforcement showing periodicity vector \( \overrightarrow{d} \)

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