Geometric modelling of industrial preforms: Warp-knitted textiles

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 71-89

  Robitaille, F ^a   Clayton, B R ^a   Long, A C ^a   Souter, B J ^a   Rudd, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interlacing patterns; Preforms; Textiles; Warp knitting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002181854     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1464420001544861     Document Type: Article

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