TITLE:
3D Braided Material Based on Space Group R3 Symmetry
AUTHORS:
Wensuo Ma, Dongdong Yin
KEYWORDS:
Point Group C3; Space Group R3; 3D Braided Geometrical Structure
JOURNAL NAME:
Materials Sciences and Applications,
Vol.4 No.12,
December
6,
2013
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 R3, 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.