Abstract
The structural analysis of textile composites is very difficult because of the complex woven structure. Therefore, various know-how and tools for the analysis have been accumulated to date. In this study, two micromechanical models based on equivalent inclusion method and predictive software tools for the mechanical properties of textile composites have been developed. The inclusion model using Mori-Tanaka method and selfconsistent method are fast and good overall accuracy in the low to mid volume fraction range. However, they lose some micro structural information as yarn segment positions and are not considered in the micromechanics analysis. The inclusion element model can take into account positional information of yarn segments. We consider that it is a very useful model which covers the weakness of the inclusion model. If we can use these resources widely and openly, we will be able to receive considerable benefits in the CAE field of composite materials. Today, the Internet becomes widely used, and the Web technology has been also matured. Consequently, a Java-based internet CAE system has been creatively built using applet and servlet. The developed system is not only easy to use through the Internet by Web browser, but also is not dependent on specific computer environment by Java language and the peripheral technologies.
