Textile materials, with their viscoelastic behaviour, can be stated as complex engineering structures. It is because of their specific behaviour and growing demand in engineering design related to the quality parameters of textile fabrics and clothing, that objective evaluation of textile materials has an increasingly significant role. It provides a scientific means of quantifying the quality and performance characteristics of textile structures. It is based on the study of nonlinear mechanical properties and their behaviour at low loads. These exact properties are important for garment production processes and/or other textile products for technical applications as well as for their use. Objective evaluation of textile structures therefore characterise their mechanical behaviour, which affects the tailoring abilities and appearance-related properties of textile structures in clothing applications. Mechanical behaviour is certainly one of the more important aspects because quality and performance characteristics are the most essential requirements of clothing and/or other textile products. Over recent years the need for the objective evaluation of textiles and clothing has become increasingly expressed. As the mechanics of textiles has become one of the important topics of study within textile and apparel science in the field of engineering education, the purpose of this textbook is to present an objective evaluation of flat textiles and clothing based on the basic laws and study of fabric mechanics regarding nonlinear mechanical properties at low loads, enriched by our own theoretical and practical knowledge and experience. Understanding the phenomenon and knowledge related to the nonlinear mechanical properties of textile fabrics and their behaviour at low loads is the starting point for the engineering design of textile flat and 3D products, quality control, product development, process/product optimisation, characterisation of the desired properties of materials and products, as well as for computer design, construction, numerical modelling and the simulation of garments. The seven chapters of the book provide a detailed coverage of objective evaluation regarding textile structures and clothing. The introductory part presents the role of mechanics, resp. mechanical properties of fabrics for the engineering approach to the study. The second chapter deals with the development and the role of basic and applied research in the field of the mechanical properties of textile materials. The importance and theoretical basis of elastic deformation of textile materials are presented in the third chapter, which is the starting point for further understanding of the objective measurement of the mechanical properties of flat textiles. The fourth chapter presents the evaluation methodology of fabric hand as a starting point for the development of the objective measurement of mechanical and physical properties of fabrics, which is needed for the development of new technologies in garment engineering. The methodology of objectively measuring the mechanical and physical properties of textile fabrics, which represents an important tool for the quality control of textile materials during the production and finishing processes, as well as during fabrics’ processing within the garment industry, is presented in chapter five in three subchapters. The penultimate chapter presents the objective evaluation of garment appearance with an emphasis on the impact of the mechanical properties of the fabric on its behaviour during the garment manufacturing processes. The final chapter deals with the garment design quality based on the mechanical and physical properties of the fabric. The content is systematically structured and equipped with numerous mathematical expressions and illustrations, and enriched with knowledge from our own research work. This book is intended for a wide spectrum of readers, including students, researchers and academics, as wel
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COBISS.SI-ID: 17645590Lectures at the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Institut für das Künstlerische Lehramt, Wien: The concept of comfort. Thermo-physiological comfort. A model of human thermoregulation. Clothing - "quasi physiological comfort. The influence of environmental conditions on thermopsyhological wears comfort. Defining physiological values: hear beat, skin temperature and the amount of the sweat evaporated. Subjective feeling of thermal comfort. Measuring the effect of clothing on heat exchange. Design aspects of clothing system and/or other products for technical usee in respect of comfort: a case study. A model of heat exchange and human body thermoregulation.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 17884694PhD seminars at the Lodz University of Technology, Department of Material and Commodity Sciences and Textile Metrology, Lodz (60 hours): Wearing comfort based on body motion: Study of interaction between body motion and clothing as shell. Dynamic loading in clothing. Fit and allowance for comfort and wearability. Clothing physiology & comfort: The concept of comfort: clothing physiology, comfort, human comfort, thermal comfort, thermo-physiological comfort. Thermal balance: ambient variables, physical activity and clothing insulation. A model of human thermoregulation. The influence of environmental conditions on thermophysiological wears comfort. Subjective feeling of thermal comfort Quality requirements for clothing materials. Manufacture quality requirements. Clothing appearance: Relation between mechanical and physical properties of fabrics - processes - behaviour, e.q. response of fabrics. Criteria for qualitative evaluation of garment appearance quality. System for predicting clothing appearance Functional clothing. Smart fabrics & intelligent clothing
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COBISS.SI-ID: 18118166Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics (JFBI) (ISSN 19408676) is an academic peerreviewed and fully refereed international journal to promote multidisciplinary research and collaborations across different fields such as nano science, nanotechnology, chemistry, physics, biology, medical science, material science, tribology, textile science and technology, clothing science and technology, mathematics, computer science and informatics, human physiology, anthropology, fashion design and engineering design of fiber products. JFBI aims to create an international forum for exchanging novel ideas to promote the overall impact of research in fiber science, engineering and technology.
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