Jaime Lara Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Textile, Textile Engineering, natural products, Fabrication
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauv
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, (Québec) H3A 3C2, Canada. Skills and Expertise areas are- Fiber, Textiles, Natural Fibers,Textile Industry, Textile Engineering, Smart Fabrics, Advanced Materials, Materials Testing, Materials Processing, Technical Textiles.
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Author(s): Lotfi Harrabi, Tarek Abboud, Toan Vu-Khanh, Patricia Dolez and Jaime Lara
The aim of this study is to develop a model for the mechanical behavior of knitted fabrics, which are used in protection gloves, at large deformation and different strain rates in terms of extension/ recovery cycling. The non-linear viscoelastic model is based on the standard solid model. The choice of this model is based on its simplicity due to the limited number of elements. It contains three nonlinear spring and damper elements. The idea is to consider that, by analogy with elastomers, the mechanical behavior of the fabric in terms of hysteresis loop is due to the contribution of two parts: the first one represents the equilibrium state of the fabric and the second one is due to the deviation from this equilibrium. Then, the stress-strain behavior of the... view moreĀ»