Abstract
Compression athletic wear (CAW) is used in number of active sports like jumping, running and power lifting etc. to enhance the performance of an athlete. Compression efficiency is mainly determined by interface pressure exerted by it but pressure reduces with time due to prolonged stretching and deformation of fabric. In this study, compression behaviour was evaluated by measuring the interface pressure drop and recovery characteristics of CAW. Interface pressure over a long duration of time was measured using a dynamic leg segment prototype. Recovery characteristic was evaluated by measuring the residual shrinkage at different time interval using cyclic fatigue test. The effect of filament cross sectional shape, Lycra® linear density and fabric tightness on compression properties was found to be statistically significant by ANOVA. Fabric with high tightness factor, coarse Lycra® and profiled polyester was observed to have better recovery and compression efficiency as compared to other fabrics under study.
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