Modeling of Textile Materials and Structures: Some Numerical and Experimental Aspects

In this paper, we present, in a synthetic way, the practice of modeling textile materials and structures. To this end, we consider two aspects in this investigation: first, the numerical aspect of the modeling and then the experimental aspect as a tool for the identification of the constitutive equations invested in the modeling. It is a question, initially, of bringing a methodological approach for the modeling of the textile structures, in particular the woven structures, the formulation of laws of behavior making it possible to describe the response of these structures to mechanical solicitations. We present and discuss a review of the main models used. Secondly, we introduce a methodological approach for the experimental identification of the parameters of these constitutive laws.