Tensile Properties of Double Braided Flax Fiber Ropes

dc.creatorMsalilwa, Lawrence
dc.creatorKyosev, Yordan
dc.creatorRawal, Amit
dc.creatorKumar, Uttam
dc.date2016-07-21T17:17:30Z
dc.date2016-07-21T17:17:30Z
dc.date2016-01
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:38:11Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:38:11Z
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-29932-7_6
dc.descriptionIn this study, the mechanical behavior of double braided tubular ropes under tensile loads is studied experimentally and analytically. The outer braid is referred as the braid cover and the inner braid is considered as an elastic tubular braid core. A predictive model of the mechanical response of the braids based on the constituent monofilament (yarn) properties and braid geometry based on known research works was used. The model has accounted for the changes in the braid geometry, including braid angle and diameter. Both braid angle and diameter are found to be critical design parameters. Image analysis is employed to experimentally characterize the structural parameters of the braids and their deformation. The structures are tested in tension and their stress–strain response is recorded. The experimental results have been compared to the theoretical stress–strain curves of braid cover-core structures and the results have been observed to agree well between them, though the theoretical model underestimates the Young’s modulus of the braid cover-core structure.
dc.identifierMsalilwa, L.R., Kyosev, Y., Rawal, A. and Kumar, U., 2016. Tensile Properties of Double Braided Flax Fiber Ropes. In Recent Developments in Braiding and Narrow Weaving (pp. 59-67). Springer International Publishing.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3365
dc.identifier10.1007/978-3-319-29932-7_6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3365
dc.languageen
dc.subjectDouble braiding
dc.subjectModeling Tensile
dc.subjectTensile strength
dc.subjectBraid geometry
dc.subjectModulus
dc.titleTensile Properties of Double Braided Flax Fiber Ropes
dc.typeBook chapter

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