TY - JOUR
T1 - Geometric Analysis of Three-Dimensional Woven Fabric with in-Plane Auxetic Behavior
AU - Zeeshan, Muhammad
AU - Hu, Hong
AU - Etemadi, Ehsan
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in form of an internal project (No. P0039471).
Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the support from the Technician, Ng Shui-wing, of the weaving workshop at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Auxetic textiles are emerging as an enticing option for many advanced applications due to their unique deformation behavior under tensile loading. This study reports the geometrical analysis of three-dimensional (3D) auxetic woven structures based on semi-empirical equations. The 3D woven fabric was developed with a special geometrical arrangement of warp (multi-filament polyester), binding (polyester-wrapped polyurethane), and weft yarns (polyester-wrapped polyurethane) to achieve an auxetic effect. The auxetic geometry, the unit cell resembling a re-entrant hexagon, was modeled at the micro-level in terms of the yarn’s parameters. The geometrical model was used to establish a relationship between the Poisson’s ratio (PR) and the tensile strain when it was stretched along the warp direction. For validation of the model, the experimental results of the developed woven fabrics were correlated with the calculated results from the geometrical analysis. It was found that the calculated results were in good agreement with the experimental results. After experimental validation, the model was used to calculate and discuss critical parameters that affect the auxetic behavior of the structure. Thus, geometrical analysis is believed to be helpful in predicting the auxetic behavior of 3D woven fabrics with different structural parameters.
AB - Auxetic textiles are emerging as an enticing option for many advanced applications due to their unique deformation behavior under tensile loading. This study reports the geometrical analysis of three-dimensional (3D) auxetic woven structures based on semi-empirical equations. The 3D woven fabric was developed with a special geometrical arrangement of warp (multi-filament polyester), binding (polyester-wrapped polyurethane), and weft yarns (polyester-wrapped polyurethane) to achieve an auxetic effect. The auxetic geometry, the unit cell resembling a re-entrant hexagon, was modeled at the micro-level in terms of the yarn’s parameters. The geometrical model was used to establish a relationship between the Poisson’s ratio (PR) and the tensile strain when it was stretched along the warp direction. For validation of the model, the experimental results of the developed woven fabrics were correlated with the calculated results from the geometrical analysis. It was found that the calculated results were in good agreement with the experimental results. After experimental validation, the model was used to calculate and discuss critical parameters that affect the auxetic behavior of the structure. Thus, geometrical analysis is believed to be helpful in predicting the auxetic behavior of 3D woven fabrics with different structural parameters.
KW - 3D textile structure
KW - auxetic woven fabrics
KW - geometrical analysis
KW - negative Poisson’s ratio
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U2 - 10.3390/polym15051326
DO - 10.3390/polym15051326
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85149807136
SN - 2073-4360
VL - 15
JO - Polymers
JF - Polymers
IS - 5
M1 - 1326
ER -