1. MODELLING THE EFFECT OF WEAVE STRUCTURE AND FABRIC THREAD DENSITY ON MECHANICAL AND COMFORT PROPERTIES OF WOVEN FABRICS
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Yasir Nawab, Munir Ashraf, Danish Mahmood Baitab, Syed Talha Ali Hamdani, Khubab Shaker, Salma Shahid, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Maqsood, RS: FSE AMIBM, AMIBM, Biobased Materials, RS: FSE Biobased Materials, Sciences, and RS: FSE Sciences
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010407 polymers ,Tear resistance ,fabric density ,Materials science ,business.industry ,Chemical technology ,statistical model ,TP1-1185 ,02 engineering and technology ,Thread (computing) ,Structural engineering ,mechanical properties ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Comfort ,0104 chemical sciences ,weave structure ,Air permeability specific surface ,Ultimate tensile strength ,General Materials Science ,Moisture management ,Composite material ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Statistical software - Abstract
The paper investigates the effects of weave structure and fabric thread density on the comfort and mechanical properties of various test fabrics woven from polyester/cotton yarns. Three different weave structures, that is, 1/1 plain, 2/1 twill and 3/1 twill, and three different fabric densities were taken as input variables whereas air permeability, overall moisture management capacity, tensile strength and tear strength of fabrics were taken as response variables and a comparison is made of the effect of weave structure and fabric density on the response variables. The results of fabric samples were analysed in Minitab statistical software. The coefficients of determinations (R-sq values) of the regression equations show a good predictive ability of the developed statistical models. The findings of the study may be helpful in deciding appropriate manufacturing specifications of woven fabrics to attain specific comfort and mechanical properties.
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- 2016
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