Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Warp-knitted structures are widely used in many fields (medical textiles, household textiles, reinforcement for composites, …) owing to their special geometrical, mechanical, and physical properties. Their unique yet typical mechanical behavior is attributed to loops and underlaps in their structure. Herein, we investigated the relationship between warp-knitted-structure breaking strain and changes in their underlap lengths. We developed an original structural model of closed warp-knitted structures in a highly deformed state. Further, we defined two main stages during the straining of knitted structures. Finally, we verified the variation in the breaking strain of knitted structures with various underlap lengths using the developed model and experimental results.
Source: Textile Research Journal
Authors: Monika Vysanska, Lucie Kybalova
Institution: Technical University of Liberec
Language: English
Subfield: Polymers and Plastics
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W4408454853