New development of cellular textile composites for energy-absorption applications

Journal of Industrial Textiles

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-31

  Tao, X M ^a   Xue, P ^a   Yu, T X ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cellular textile composites; Energy absorption; Knitted fabrics

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; KNIT FABRICS;

CELLULAR TEXTILE COMPOSITES;

TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; DEFORMATION; ENERGY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; KNITTED FABRIC; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0242317784     PISSN: 15280837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1528083703035099     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Reddy, T.Y. and Reid, S.R. (1980). Phenomena Associated with the Crushing of Metal Tubes Between Rigid Plates, Int. J. Solids Struct., 16: 545.
2. Reid, S.R. and Bell, W.W. (1982). Influence of Strain Hardening on the Deformation of Thin Rings Subjected to Opposed Concentrated Loads, Int. J. Solids Struct., 18: 643.
3. Gupta, N.K., Prasad, G.L.E. and Gupta, S.K. (1997). Plastic Collapse of Metallic Conical Frusta of Large Semi-apical Angles, IJCrash, 2(4): 349-366.
4. Gibson, L.J. and Ashby, M.F. (1997). Cellular Solids: Structure and Properties, 2nd edn., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
5. Hua, Y.L. and Yu, T.X. (1991). Mechanical Behavior of Cellular Solids, Advance in Mechanics, 21(4):457-469.
6. Johnson W., Reid, S.R. and Reddy, T.Y. (1977). The Compression of Crossed Layers of Thin-tubes, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 19: 423.
7. Yu, T.X. (1986). Energy-absorbing Devices Utilizing Plastic Deformation of Metals, Advances in Mechanics, 16(1): 28-39.
8. Yu, T.X., Tao, X.M. and Xue, P. (2000). Energy-absorbing Capacity of Grid-domed Textile Composites, Composite Science and Technology, 60(5): 785-800.
9. Xue, P., Yu, T.X. and Tao, X.M. (2000). Effect of Cell Geometry on the Energy-absorbing Capacity of Grid-domed Textile Composites, Composites Part A - Applied Science and Manufacturing, 31: 861-868.
10. Xue, P., Yu, T.X. and Tao, X.M. (2001). Flat-topped Conical Shell Under Axial Compression, International Journal of Mechanical Science. 43: 2125-2145.
11. Xue, P., Yu, T.X. and Tao, X.M. (2000). A Study of the Large Deformation Mechanisms of Weft-knitted Thermoplastic Textile Composites, IMPLAST2000, Melbourne, Australia, October 2000.
12. Tao, X.M. and Yu, T.X. (2002), Cellular Textiles Composites as a New Class of Energy Absorbing Materials, Textile Technology Forum, Charlotte, NC, USA, 2002.
13. Spencer, D.J. (1983). Knitting Technology, Oxford, Pergamon Press, New York.
14. Tao, X.M., Yu, T.X. and Xue, P. (2002). Safety Helmets with Cellular Textile Composite Structures as Energy Absorber, W002/45533, 13 June, 2002.