Modelling and Experimental Verification of Mechanical Properties of Cotton Knitted Fabric Composites
Estonian Journal of Engineering 2011
Olga Kononova, Andrejs Krasņikovs, Kārlis Dzelzītis, Gaļina Harjkova, Angelīna Vagele, Māris Eiduks

This paper presents analytical and experimental procedures for estimating elastic properties of a plain weft-knitted fabric and of polymer composite materials reinforced by it. Cotton yarn and fabrics are being considered as an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic reinforcement in polymer composites. In the present investigation, cotton yarn of different length and cotton knitted fabric specimens of different knitting directions were tested by tension in order to obtain the stress–strain response. Elastic moduli of the cotton yarn and knitted fabrics, having different load span and knitting directions, were obtained. Cotton knitted fabric composites with thermoset polymer matrices were manufactured and tested for stiffness and strength. Based on the Leaf and Glaskin model, a numerical (FEM) elastic properties averaging model was elaborated. Calculated elastic properties of composite materials have shown high compatibility with experimentally obtained values.


Keywords
cotton yarn, cotton knitted fabric, elastic modulus
DOI
10.3176/eng.2011.1.05
Hyperlink
http://kirj.ee/public/Engineering/2011/issue_1/eng-2011-1-39-50.pdf

Kononova, O., Krasņikovs, A., Dzelzītis, K., Harjkova, G., Vagele, A., Eiduks, M. Modelling and Experimental Verification of Mechanical Properties of Cotton Knitted Fabric Composites. Estonian Journal of Engineering, 2011, Vol.17, Iss.1, pp.39-50. ISSN 1736-6038. e-ISSN 1736-7522. Available from: doi:10.3176/eng.2011.1.05

Publication language
English (en)
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