Type and Location of Fatigue Breaks in Wool Carpets. Part I: Qualitative Examination

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-87

  Hearle, J W S ^a   Sengonul, A ^a   Tandon, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARPET; CLASSIFICATION; DAMAGE; PILE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WEAR; WOOL FIBER;

EID: 0035559205     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000108659558     Document Type: Article

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