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3D Braided Material Based on Space Group <i>R</i>3 Symmetry
School of Mechatronics Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
School of Mechatronics Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
- 1 School of Mechatronics Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
- 2 School of Mechatronics Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
Materials Sciences and Applications·Volume 04 (2013)·Pages 773–779·Published 6 December 2013·DOI10.4236/msa.2013.412098
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Abstract
A unit cell geometrical structure was found with the use of symmetry operations corresponding to the point group C3. Based on the symmetry of space group R 3, a 3D braided geometrical structure was obtained by transforming the unit-cell. The features corresponding to this braided structure were studied. The fiber volume percentage and variational tendencies of the material were predicted by establishing a geometric model.
KeywordsPoint Group C3Space Group <i>R</i>33D Braided Geometrical Structure
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