Finite Element Modeling of the Nonuniform Deformation of Spun-Bonded Nonwovens

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 327-342

  Bais Singh, Smita ^a   Biggers, Sherrill B ^a   Goswami, Bhuvenesh C ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICS, NONWOVEN, SPUNBOND; MODELLING; STRESS/STRAIN; TESTING, TENSILE;

EID: 0031926608     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759806800503     Document Type: Article

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