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SECOND WORLD CONFERENCE ON 3D FABRICS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

April 6-7, 2009, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Organised by TexEng Software Ltd, Manchester UK
in association with the University of Manchester, UK, theCenter for Composite Materials,
University of Delaware, USA, the Fiber Society and the Textile Institute

Conference Chair: Professor John W S Hearle. Co-Chair: Dr Xiaogang Chen

Following the success of the First Conference in Manchester in April 2008, we are pleased to announce the Second World Conference on 3D Fabrics and their Applications in Greenville, South Carolina in April 2009. The advances in the technology are diverse. Solid 3D woven fabrics, which can be made on commercial machinery either as flat panels or 3D shapes, are of increasing importance in composites. They give a potential for major reductions in aircraft weight and have significant applications in military hardware. The stimulus to development given by these uses opens up possibilities in automotive, construction, medical and many other fields. Hollow woven fabrics with multiple voids find their applications where lightweight, energy absorption, and material strength are important. Tubular forms can be multiply branched. For some forms, braiding is an alternative to weaving. Advances in knitting mean that whole garments can be produced, so that stitching together of separate pieces is eliminated. Electrospinning leads to a 3D assembly of helices at different scales and there are advances in other nonwoven technologies. These technologies can be adapted to make complex 3D shapes for technical uses. 3D shells can be made by weaving, knitting, and nonwoven technology.

The application of information technology through CAD-CAM is important for the growth of the technology through efficient manufacturing. The meeting of the engineering requirements for demanding end-uses needs reliable specifications for product performance. Predictive modelling will be an important feature of the conference

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chair: Professor Jack Gillespie, Director, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, USA

Professor Philippe Boisse, INSA de Lyon, France
Dr. Niall Finn, CSIRO Textile & Fibre Technology, Geelong, Australia
Dr Nandan Khokar, Biteam, Sweden
Professor Yong Kim, University of Massachusetts, USA
Professor Frank Ko, University of British Columbia, Canada
Professor V K Kothari, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Professor Stepan Lomov, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Brian McCarthy, Director, TechniTex Faraday Ld, Manchester, UK
Dr Mansour Mohamed, 3TEX Inc, North Carolina, USA
Professor Behnam Pourdeyhemi, North Carolina State University, USA
Professor Amotz Weinberg, Shenkar College of Engineering & Design, Israel

ORGANISING AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Chair: Professor John Hearle, TexEng Software Ltd and School of Materials, University of Manchester, UK

Dr Xiaogang Chen, TexEng Software Ltd and School of Materials, University of Manchester, UK
Dr Hugh Gong School of Materials, University of Manchester, UK
Dr Bhuvenesh Goswami, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA
Brian McCarthy, Director, TechniTex Faraday Ltd, Manchester, UK
Dr Prasad Potluri, School of Materials, University of Manchester, UK

SCOPE OF CONFERENCE

3D FABRICS: woven – braided – knitted - nonwoven multilayer flat sheets – 3D shaped solids hollow fabrics – 3D shells - multiple connections
ENGINEERING	APPLICATIONS
design machine control manufacture structure & geometry modeling mechanical properties other performance features testing techno-economics etc	aerospace automotive marine military construction medical & health protection smart material garments etc

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The deadline for submission of papers for oral presentation has passed. Poster abstracts can be considered up to February 28, 2009.

PUBLICATION

Oral and poster papers to be presented at the conference will be included in a CD, which will be given to delegates at registration. Full papers should be submitted by February 28, 2009.

PARTICIPATION

The conference programme is given below. Click here for registration information.. All speakers will be expected to register as delegates for the conference and pay a conference fee. Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of each delegate and no direct compensation is awarded for speakers at the conference. Your submission of an abstract testifies to your acceptance of these financial conditions.

PROGRAMME

Monday April 6 7.30-8.30 Registration with Coffee/Tea, Fruit Juice, Muffins, Croissant, Bagels and Danish
8.30 Chair: Jack Gillespie, University of Delaware, USA Welcome: John Hearle, Xiaogang Chen, Bhuvenesh Goswami
8.45 John Hearle	TexEng Software Ltd and University of Manchester, UK	Diversity and issues for 3D fabrics.
3D woven fabrics (1) Chair: Amir Islam, Bally Ribbon Mills, USA
*9.15 Jack Gillespie*	*University* *of Delaware*	*Composites for aerospace.*
9.45 Chiang-Fong Yen:	US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi,Maryland, USA	Modeling of 3D fabrics and composites for improved protection.
10.10 Philippe Boisse	INSA, Lyon, France	Meso-macro approch for 3D interlock composite preforming simulations.
10.30 Xiaogang Chen	TexEng Software Ltd and University of Manchester, UK	CAD, structure and applications of 3D hollow woven fabrics.
10.50-11.20 Coffee and tea break.
11.20 Mansour Mohamed	3Tex, Cary, North Carolina, USA	Manufacture, properties and applications of 3D woven composites.
11.40 Stepan Lomov	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium	Finite element modelling of 2D and 3D woven composites.
12.00 Nandan Khokar	Biteam AB, Gothenburg, Sweden	Evolving specifications for the development of 3D fabric-forming technologies.
12.20 Introductions to posters.
1.00-2.30 Lunch: own choice of hotel or main street
3D nonwoven fabrics Chair: Subhash Batra, North Carolina Sate University, USA
2.30 Darrell Reneker	University of Akron, Ohio, USA	3D structures by electro-spinning
3.00 Gregory Grissett and Behnam Pourdeyhimi	North Carolina State University, USA	Deep molded nonwovens and hybrid nonwoven composites: process and applications.
3.20 Michael Ellison & Keith Green;	Clemson University, South Carolina, USA	R-TEX: a fiber-based, nonwoven, mass-customizable system.
3.40-4.10 Coffee and tea break
4.10 William Walker, Peter Popper & Albert Tam	DuPont (to be presented by John Hearle)	Direct formation of textile shapes via a self-interlacing micro-geometry or structure Process: SpiderWeb
4.30 Hugh Gong & Khaled Nassar	University of Manchester, UK	Manufacturing 3D shell nonwoven products.
4.50 Kostya Kornev	Clemson University, South Carolina, USA	Deployable wet-responsive fibrous materials.
5.10 Close of session 6.30 Reception and Dinner Speaker: Byron Pipes, Purdue University, Indiana, USA

Tuesday April 7 7.30-8.30 Coffee/Tea, Fruit Juice, Muffins, Croissant, Bagels and Danish
3D woven fabrics (2) Chair: John Hearle, TexEng Software Ltd, University of Manchester, UK
8.30 Thomas Gries, Britta Skoeck-Hartmann, Jan Stueve & Stefan Gies, Leif Eckert & Thomas Schneidewind	Institut fuer Textiltechnik & Institut fuer Kraftfahrzeuge, RWTH Aachen University and AUDI AG, Ingoldstat, Germany	3D fabrics for automotive use.
9.00 Julie Soden	University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK	3D multiple layer natural fibre architectures for composites
9.20 Francois Boussu	ENSAIT, Roubaix, France	Effect of 3D-weave architecture on strength transfer from yarn to fabric.
9.40 Ahmad Abu Obaid	Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, USA	Effects of 3D weaving on tensile strength retention of Z-tows.
10.00 M. Peralba, P.J.J. Dumont, J.-F. Bloch & S. Rolland du Roscoat, & M. Duba, P. Mangin	Institut polytechnique de Grenoble & Universite de Grenoble, France & Universite de Quebec, Canada	Influence of structure and wear of paper forming fabrics on their permeation properties.
10.20 Gaurav Nilakantan	Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware. USA	A numerical investigation into the effects of 3D architecture on the impact response of flexible fabrics
10.40-11.10 Coffee and tea break.
3D knit fabrics Chair: Bhuvenesh Goswami, Clemson University, USA
11.10 S.C.Anand, M Seed, B.Kandola, & J.Timmis	Bolton University & Remploy Frontline, UK	Novel 3D composite materials for personal protective equipment (PPE).
11.30 Yordan Kyosev	Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany	3D Modelling of warp knitted structures under consideration of the mechanical properties of the yarns.
11.50 Hong Hu	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	3D biaxial spacer weft knitted structure and its reinforced composites properties under transversal impact.
12.10 Steffen Janetzko	Institut fuer Textiltechnik, RWTH Aachen University, Germany	Development of metal 3D-spacer-warp-knit fabrics for the application of hybrid metal plastic products.
12.30-1.50 Lunch: own choice of hotel or main street
3D braids and 3D fabric composites Chair: Subhash Anand (MBE), University of Bolton, UK
1.50 Guido Grave, Karin Zimmermann, Klaus Drechsler , Anna Rathjens, Yordan Kyosev,	August Herzog Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Institut für Flugzeugbau, University of Stuttgart & Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany	Simulation of 3D overbraiding – solutions and challenges.
2.10 Li Jinchao	Tianjin Polytechnic University, China	Micro-structure and finite element modeling of 3d five –directional braided composites.
2.30 Jan Stueve	Institut fuer Textiltechnik, RWTH Aachen University, Germany	New advances in 3D braiding technology biomimetic 3D-braided iso-truss structures.
2.50 F. Stig & S. Hallsträm	The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden	Influence of crimp on 3D-woven fibre reinforced composites.
3.10 Raul Fangueiro	University of Minho, Portugal	Mechanical properties of composite materials reinforced by 3D hybrid basalt fiber structures.
3.30 Guillaume Perie	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium	Meso-scale nalyzin and nalyzingtion of interlock reinforced composite
3.50 Closing remarks 4.00 Close

POSTERS

Anupam Bhatia	Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune, India	Futuristic fabrics: Smart Textiles.
Daria Monaenkova	Clemson University, South Carolina, USA	Absorption-induced deformations in fabrics and yarns.
Xingfeng Guo	Tianjin Polytechnic University, China	The structural design and weaving of the woven preform fabrics used for integral composite pressure vessel winding.
Lei Xu	Tianjin Polytechnic University, China	Fabric woven structures and the vibration properties of their composite cantilever plates. (I) Natural frequency and damping.
Lei Xu	Tianjin Polytechnic University, China	Fabric woven structures and the vibration properties of their composite cantilever plates (II) Fractures in the free vibration
Michal Frydrysiak	Technical University of Lodz, Poland	Resistance model of textronic breath frequency sensor.
Stempien Zbigniew	Technical University of Lodz, Poland	High speed acquiring 3D system for analyzing of ballistic body armour deformation.
Suresh Lalwani	College of Engineering & Technology, Akola, India	Physical characteristics of cotton/nylon core-spun yarn made on ring & airjet spinning systems.
Vijoya Sa	Clemson University, South Carolina, USA	Single walled carbon nanotube-alginate fibers as sensor supports.

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