Failure properties of flexible composite under trouser-shaped tests

The failure properties of trouser-shaped tests on flexible composite called Uretek-3216LV were studied by experiment and theory. Based on the failure mechanical behavior of the trouser-type tests, theoretical model of the three stages (displacement, fiber stretching, and fiber breaking) were established. In the model, a spring system including the tail, tear del, and the fiber elongation is introduced to characterize the mechanical behavior of the displacement stage and the fiber stretching stages. Based on the strain wave model, the failure model of fiber breaking stage is established. Based on the trouser tearing tests and failure model, the trouser-shaped failure performance of flexible composites was analyzed in detail.