Compression of Plain Knitted Fabrics Predicted from Yam Properties and Fabric Geometry

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 861-866

  Aung Kyaw Soe, ^a   Matsuo, Tatsuki ^a   Takahashi, Masaoki ^a   Nakajima, Masaru ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON; YARN;

FABRIC GEOMETRY;

FABRICS;

COMPRESSION; KNITTED FABRIC; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS; YARN PROPERTY;

EID: 0242350187     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750307301003     Document Type: Article

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