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UNDERSTANDING FABRIC STRUCTURES
Fabric is the material that is used to make clothing or household articles. The third successive stage in the making…
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Basic Woven Fabric Structure
Fabric Structure: The form of interlacing of warp and weft yarns can be divided basically into three categories- plain, twill…
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Weather Protection
Sun Protection Shade provision is the basis of our industry. Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the…
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About Fabric Structures
One of the priorities recognised by the Fabric Structures Committee of the Specialised Textiles Association of Australia is the need…
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Theory and calculation of cover factor
The figure shows projected views of two woven cloths of different construction. At A the warp and the weft threads…
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Simple Spot Designs
Designs in which the ornament consists chiefly of small, detached spots or figures are employed and where elaborate figure ornamentation…
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STANDARD COTTON FABRICS
Armure Fibre : Cotton, silk, wool, rayon, synthetics, and blends. Weave : Plain, twill, or rib, background often has a…
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Fiber-reinforced composites
Fiber-reinforced composites (or fibrous composites) are the most commonly used form of the constituent combinations. The fibers of such composites…
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STRUCTURE MECHANICS OF WOVEN STRUCTURES
The great variety of weaves found in the textiles of to-day are modifications of a few fundamental weaves invented in…
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Fibre reinforced polymers
FRPs are typically organised in a laminate structure so that each lamina (or flat layer) contains an arrangement of unidirectional…
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Carbon fibre
Carbon fibre is fibre made of carbon. But, these fibres are only a base. What is commonly referred to as…
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Architectural fabrics
The term ‘architectural fabrics’ generally refers to structural fabrics used to form tensile surfaces, such as canopies, roofs and other…
