PROBABILITY FAILURE MODELING OF WOVEN FIBER NETWORKS

A probability model is developed to describe the failure of a biaxiall y loaded woven fiber network. The system under consideration consists of fibers arranged in a mutually orthogonal, simple weave pattern. The primary goal is to estimate the cumulative distribution function for failure of the network as a function of the fiber properties and the f ailure mechanism. The two-dimensional load sharing model is applicable to systems consisting of different fibers and various biaxial loading conditions. An algorithm that explicitly computes the distribution fu nction is developed and evaluated numerically. Results are qualitative ly consistent with other lattice models.