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Interplay of fabric structure and shear thickening fluid impregnation in moderating the impact response of high-performance woven fabrics.
- Source :
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Journal of Composite Materials . Dec2020, Vol. 54 Issue 28, p4387-4395. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The beneficial effect of STF impregnation in enhancing the impact resistance of high-performance fabrics has been extensively reported in the literature. However, this research work reports that fabric structure has a decisive role in moderating the effectiveness of STF impregnation in terms of impact energy absorption. Plain woven fabrics having sett varying from 25 × 25 inch−1 to 55 × 55 inch−1 were impregnated with STF at two different padding pressures to obtain different add-ons. The impact energy absorption by STF impregnated loosely woven fabrics was found to be higher than that of their neat counterparts for both levels of add-on, while opposite trend was observed in case of tightly woven fabrics. Further, comparison of tightly woven plain, 2/2 twill, 3/1 twill and 2 × 2 matt fabrics revealed beneficial effect of STF impregnation, except for the plain woven fabric, establishing that there exists a fabric structure-STF impregnation interplay that tunes the impact resistance of woven fabrics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *IMPACT response
*TEXTILES
*IMPACT (Mechanics)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219983
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 28
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Composite Materials
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146205407
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998320932991