Contributors |
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Preface |
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles |
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1 Textile-reinforced composite materials |
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1.2 Textile reinforcement |
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1.3 Woven fabric-reinforced composites |
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1.4 Braided reinforcement |
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1.5 Knitted reinforcement |
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13 | (3) |
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1.7 Three-dimensional woven fabrics |
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22 | (5) |
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2 Waterproof breathable fabrics |
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27 | (1) |
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2.2 Applications of waterproof breathable fabrics |
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28 | (1) |
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2.3 Types of breathable fabrics |
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2.4 Methods of incorporation of membranes and application of coatings in the layered construction of breathable fabrics |
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39 | (3) |
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2.5 Performance evaluation of waterproof breathable fabrics |
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42 | (7) |
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2.6 Comparative evaluation of different fabrics |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (5) |
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52 | (5) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (10) |
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3.5 Solid--liquid separation |
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79 | (9) |
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3.6 Yarn types and fabric constructions |
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88 | (6) |
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3.7 Fabric constructions and properties |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (3) |
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3.10 Nanofibres in filtration |
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102 | (2) |
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3.11 Fabric test procedures |
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104 | (3) |
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3.12 Filtration market trends |
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107 | (4) |
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109 | (2) |
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4 Geotextiles in civil engineering |
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111 | (24) |
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111 | (1) |
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4.2 Functions of geotextiles |
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112 | (3) |
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4.3 Selection of fibres for geotextiles |
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115 | (3) |
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4.4 Manufacturing of geotextiles |
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118 | (2) |
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4.5 Engineering properties of geotextiles |
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120 | (6) |
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4.6 Design and durability of geotextiles |
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126 | (4) |
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130 | (5) |
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5 Textiles for healthcare and medical applications |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (4) |
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5.3 Non-implantable materials |
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140 | (8) |
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5.4 Implantable materials |
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148 | (9) |
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5.5 Healthcare and hygiene products |
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157 | (7) |
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164 | (5) |
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6 Technical textiles for ballistic protection |
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169 | (24) |
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169 | (2) |
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6.2 The response of soft materials to ballistic impact |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (4) |
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177 | (7) |
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6.5 Experimental evaluation for ballistic materials |
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184 | (4) |
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6.6 Trends and new possibilities |
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188 | (5) |
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189 | (4) |
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7 Technical textiles for knife and slash resistance |
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7.2 Cut and slash resistance |
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195 | (9) |
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7.3 Materials used for slash resistance |
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204 | (9) |
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7.4 Development of cut/slash resistant materials |
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213 | (17) |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (1) |
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8 Technical fibres for heat and flame protection |
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237 | (34) |
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237 | (2) |
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8.2 Principles of textile heat and fire protection |
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239 | (7) |
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8.3 Fundamental scientific principles of textile heat and fire protection |
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246 | (1) |
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8.4 Heat and flame protection of conventional textile fibres |
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247 | (8) |
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8.5 High performance heat and fire resistant organic polymeric fibres and blends |
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255 | (6) |
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8.6 Heat and fire resistant inorganic and ceramic fibres |
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261 | (4) |
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8.7 Heat and flame performance requirements |
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8.8 Summary and future trends |
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267 | (1) |
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9 Technical textiles for personal thermal protection |
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271 | (16) |
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271 | (1) |
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9.2 Protection issues: the needs of workers |
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271 | (3) |
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9.3 Protection/comfort trade-offs |
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274 | (1) |
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9.4 Developments in protective textile materials |
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275 | (2) |
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9.5 Serviceability: durability and maintenance |
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277 | (1) |
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9.6 Performance standards and test method development |
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278 | (3) |
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9.7 Issues for future development |
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281 | (6) |
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10 Technical textiles for survival |
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287 | (38) |
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287 | (3) |
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10.2 Short-term (accident) survival |
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290 | (5) |
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295 | (23) |
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10.4 Care and cleansing of survival, protective textiles |
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318 | (1) |
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10.5 Conclusions and future directions |
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318 | (7) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (5) |
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11 Technical textiles in transport (land, sea, and air) |
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325 | (32) |
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325 | (3) |
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11.2 Technical textiles requiring higher levels of tensile performance: mechanical rubber goods (MRGs) |
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328 | (8) |
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11.3 Technical textiles that increase passive safety |
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336 | (4) |
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11.4 Technical textiles in transport where a level of flame resistance is a mandatory requirement |
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340 | (13) |
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353 | (4) |
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Further reading and bibliography |
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354 | (1) |
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12 Energy harvesting and storage textiles |
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357 | (40) |
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357 | (6) |
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12.2 Role of textile materials for energy harvesting and storage |
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363 | (3) |
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12.3 Development techniques for energy harvesting piezoelectric textiles |
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366 | (16) |
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12.4 Development of energy storage textiles |
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382 | (10) |
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12.5 Outlook and conclusions |
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392 | (5) |
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393 | (4) |
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13 Rope, cord, twine, and webbing |
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397 | (28) |
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397 | (6) |
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403 | (1) |
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404 | (12) |
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416 | (4) |
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420 | (1) |
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13.6 Exploration, sport, and leisure |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (3) |
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424 | (1) |
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Index |
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