Abstract Fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites, also known as textile mortars (TRM), an inorganic constituting fibre fabrics and cement-based mortar, are becoming a widely used composite material in Europe for upgrading the seismic resistance of existing concrete (RC) frame buildings. One way providing is through application proposed FRCM system on masonry infill walls to incr...

OBJECTIVES Lung exposures including cigarette smoking and silica exposure are associated with the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We investigated the association between textile dust exposure and the risk of RA in the Malaysian population, with a focus on women who rarely smoke. METHODS Data from the Malaysian Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis population-based case-cont...

Indian textile industry occupies a unique position in the Indian economy. Over the period, it has gone through several changes. In the present paper, an attcmpt has been made to present an overview of Indian textile industry in terms of its structure, associated problems, its impact on environment, pollution control strategies, German ban on azo dyes, response of textile ministry to cope with t...

In general terms a fabric filter system consists of a porous flexible layer of textile material through which a dusty gas is passed to separate particles from the gas stream. Deposits on the textile are removed periodically by powerful moving and thereby cleaning of the cloth to maintain the pressure drop across the filter within practical operating limits. There are several methods to make the...

Unit cell homogenization techniques are applied on multiple length scales to compute the macroscopic hyperelastic stiffness characteristics of textile-reinforced polymer matrix composites. On the smallest scale (~50μm) the effective transversely isotropic properties of tows (or yarns) are computed based on both fiber and matrix properties. These position-dependent transversely isotropic effecti...

Color is defined as “ the sensation experienced or caused by light reflected from or transmitted through objects”. In the strict sense, we cannot directly measure perceived color, however we can measure and subsequently calculate certain factors which are responsible for producing this sensation of color. The quantification of the color properties of textile materials is of great economic value...

___________________________________________________________________________ 3 1. Clusters: a review of existing literature ____________________________________________ 3 1.1 Marshall and the Italian districts ______________________________________________________ 3 1.2 Porter, the GREMI approach and further contributions_____________________________________ 4 2. A Case Study: the Textile Distri...

This paper describes the benefits of and issues in designing and building an integrated, body-worn electronic textile (e-textile) system capable of assessing a suite of biomechanical measures. Unlike laboratorybased systems, this system would be worn by a soldier and could be used in a range of environmental conditions. A prototype e-textile developed at Virginia Tech has already shown promisin...

Fungi are sources of several enzymes susceptible of applications in many and diverse industrial segments such as food, beverage, textile, leather, paper and pulp, animal feed and fuel industry. These microorganisms are safe, display efficient growth under industrial production conditions and are able to secrete ample quantities of enzymes. The main fungal enzymes having industrial relevance inc...

The performance and analysis of three different substrate fabrics such as cotton, felt, jeans for the wearable textile antenna are presented in this paper. dielectric constants between 1 2 only. two arcs one circle slot created on a hexagonal patch. Wi-Fi shape is designed WBAN (Wireless Body Area Network) applications. simulated results radiation pattern return loss VSWR aforementioned antenna...