Wide Range Of Curvatures Research Articles

The Bending Behavior of Fabrics at High Curvatures

A new experimental method is described that permits the simultaneous determination of bending hysteresis and the flexural rigidity of textile or other flexible materials over a wide range of curvatures. Results are presented that show the variation of these two properties with material, fabric structure, and fabric finish. It is shown that results obtained with this method are in good agreement with those obtained by established methods.