Samples of fault gouge from the San Andreas Fault drill hole (SAFOD), a shale from the North Sea sedimentary basin and schists from metamorphic rocks in the Alps have been analyzed with high energy synchrotron X-rays to determine preferred orientation of mica and clay minerals. The method relies on obtaining 2D diffraction images which are then processed with the crystallographic Rietveld metho...

In most cases, fabrics such as curtains, skirts, suit pants and so on are draped under their own gravity parallel to fabric plane while the gravity is perpendicular to fabric plane in traditional drape testing method. As a result, it does not conform to actual situation and the test data is not convincing enough. To overcome this problem, this paper presents a novel method which simulates the r...

The bactericidal activity, optical spectra, electron-microscopic images and electrical resistance of cotton textile modified with bimetallic silver/copper nanoparticles (Ag/CuNPs) against the series of the microorganisms (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aurous, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) are studied. NPs’ modified fabrics were produced by the developed by us method of soft heat treatment of t...

Marbling effect on fabrics is a relevant aesthetic feature, increasing its diffusion specially in the field of textiles for technical applications. The fabric aesthetic anisotropy, characterizing the marbling effect, has a strong impact on the perceived quality: a high-quality marbled fabric to be used in automotive textiles, for instance, is characterized by a tiny quantity of veins and spotte...

Polymer composites containing natural fibers are receiving growing attention as possible alternatives for composites containing synthetic fibers. The use of biodegradable matrices obtained from renewable sources in replacement for synthetic ones is also increasing. However, only limited information is available about the creep behavior of the obtained composites. In this work, the tensile creep...

1359-835X/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.11.011 * Corresponding author. Present Address: Departm trial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, O 8216; fax: +1 416 978 7753. E-mail address: [email protected] (A. Nabov The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used to investigate the dual-scale problem of fluid flow through three-dimensional multifila...

Technological developments are key to the future success of the textile industry. The future requires entirely new manufacturing processes. There has been a remarkable change in the entire fabric manufacturing process with the implementation of computer programming and processing. Latest textile CAD/CAM systems and other technological developments have given a substantial boost to the manufactu...

The present work is an experimental account of the way in which several machine settings, particularly cylinder knock-over and dial-height, influence fabric dimensions, course length, bending behavior and load extension of fabrics produced on a circular knitting machine. The results show that there are certain optimum settings for such variables as knock-over depth and dial-height for producing...