Research on the new method for visualizing bendability testing of fabrics in multiple directions
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 7 May 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The current bending test method can only test the bending performance of fabric in one direction at a time. It is not possible to directly observe the bending morphology of fabrics in different directions, and it is necessary to cut samples and repeat the test several times, which takes more time. For this situation, a multidirectional visualization of the fabric bending test method is proposed, using which multiple results can be obtained at one time and the fabric bending can be visualized.
Design/methodology/approach
About 17 fabrics are tested using a self-designed device. The fabrics are cut into special triangles and multiple sets of results in three directions are obtained at once using the device. The experimental specimens are photographed from the above and the transverse elongation length, bending projection area and circumference are extracted after image processing.
Findings
The results show that the correlation coefficients of transverse elongation, bending projected area and circumference are good with the bending length measured by the cantilever method. In which, all three indicators are positively correlated with the bending length. This indicates the good feasibility of the new method.
Originality/value
This method can get the bending index of fabrics in three directions, with five samples in each direction at one time. Meanwhile, it can also visualize the flexural differences between different fabrics and directions of the same fabric. It can provide more efficient testing means for the textile testing field, and the testing efficiency is 15 times of the existing method, which has better theoretical significance and practical values.
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Acknowledgements
This work was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (No: LY20E050017), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 51405446) and the 2022 Cultivation Fund Program for Excellent Dissertation in Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (No: LW-YP2022056).
Citation
Jiang, X. and Liu, C. (2024), "Research on the new method for visualizing bendability testing of fabrics in multiple directions", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-07-2023-0103
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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