Synopses & Reviews
Understanding and predicting the structure and properties of woven textiles is important for achieving specific performance characteristics in various woven applications. Woven textiles are used in a range of products such as apparel, technical, and industrial textiles. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the structure, behavior, modeling, and design of woven fabrics and their relevance to the textile industry.
The first group of chapters review the fundamental principles of woven fabric structures. Part two discusses the mechanics of woven fabrics, with topics including shrinkage in woven fabrics, yarn behavior in woven fabrics, and bending behavior of woven fabrics. Part three presents a selection of chapters on design engineering of woven fabrics, to discuss themes such as textile product design methods and modeling for woven fabric design. A final group of chapters is dedicated to addressing practical applications of woven fabrics.
About the Author
Dr. B. K. Behera is Professor of Textile Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. His research interests include the mechanics of textile structure and textile modeling.
Dr. P. K. Hari is a textile consultant and Emeritus Professor at the Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, India. He was previously Head of the Textile Department at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.