An Energy Model of Plain Knitted Fabric

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 739-748

  Choi, K F ^a   lo, T Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESS ANALYSIS; YARN;

PLAIN KNITTED FABRICS;

FABRICS;

ENERGY; KNITTED FABRIC; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0041730216     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750307300813     Document Type: Article

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