Publisher's Synopsis
This coverage of the structure and mechanical properties of wool fibres and assemblies of wool fibres, develops a progressive study of mechanics from the simple assemblies of fibres, eg wool staples and fibre bundles, through to complex clothing structures made from fibres and fabrics shaped in three dimensions. The intermediate levels of yarn and fabric structures are treated in terms of the bending, twisting and extension of individual fibres.;The physical principles which determine the mechanical response of wool structures include the viscoelasticity of the wool fibre, the statistics of fibre variability, stress transfer through friction between fibres, as well as between yarns in fabrics, fibre fatigue and recovery, and the response of plane fabrics to three-dimensional shaping. An understanding of the mechanical principles involved should provide research workers with the necessary insight to be innovative in the fields of wool measurement and textile processing, product development, and performance in use.
