M Aghaei - Ph.D, Student, Composites Research Laboratory, Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, Schoolof Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
M.M Shokrieh - Professor, Composites Research Laboratory, Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, Schoolof Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
R Mosalmani - Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Woven composites are widely used in the composites industry. However, the type of woven fabricaffects the mechanical behavior of woven composites. Therefore, in this study, the tensile testing of glass/epoxywoven composites reinforced with three different types of glass woven fabric (harnesses of ۲, ۵, and ۸) has beencarried out at medium strain rates from ۱×۱۰-۵ s-۱ to ۷۰ s-۱ using a hydro-pneumatic dynamic testing machine.The experimental results showed that the tensile strength, tensile modulus, and fracture strain of wovencomposites with different harnesses increased by (۶۰.۱%-۶۰.۳%), (۲۴.۰۱%-۲۵.۱۹%), and (۲۸.۱۸%-۲۸.۲۴%),respectively. The result showed that although increasing the strain rate has increased the mechanical propertiesof the composite with different harnesses, the effect of changing the strain rate on the mechanical properties ofdifferent harnesses is almost constant.

Woven composite; Harnesses; Dynamic loading; Tension; Mechanical properties