A brief review on the mechanical behavior of nonwoven fabrics

KB Yilmaz, B Sabuncuoglu, B Yildirim… - … Fibers and Fabrics, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Although nonwovens used in many areas from civil and mechanical engineering to
consumer products, research on their mechanical behavior are rather limited in the …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation of the ballistic response of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics

F Martínez-Hergueta, A Ridruejo, C González… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The ballistic performance of a mechanically-entangled nonwoven fabric was studied by
means of numerical simulations based on a physically-based constitutive model, which was …

Finite element analysis on tensile behaviour of 3D random fibrous materials: Model description and meso-level approach

Q Liu, Z Lu, Z Hu, J Li - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) random fibrous materials exhibit extraordinary mechanical
properties due to their complex morphological characteristic of bonded fibre networks on the …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical analysis of bi-component-fibre nonwovens: Finite-element strategy

F Farukh, E Demirci, B Sabuncuoglu, M Acar… - Composites Part B …, 2015 - Elsevier
In thermally bonded bi-component fibre nonwovens, a significant contribution is made by
bond points in defining their mechanical behaviour formed as a result of their manufacture …

Mechanical behavior and deformation micromechanisms of polypropylene nonwoven fabrics as a function of temperature and strain rate

R Jubera, A Ridruejo, C González, J LLorca - Mechanics of Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
The mechanical behavior and the deformation and failure micromechanisms of a thermally-
bonded polypropylene nonwoven fabric were studied as a function of temperature and strain …

Mechanical behaviour of nonwovens: Analysis of effect of manufacturing parameters with parametric computational model

F Farukh, E Demirci, B Sabuncuoglu, M Acar… - Computational Materials …, 2014 - Elsevier
A deformation behaviour of, and damage in, polymer-based thermally bonded nonwovens
was studied with a parametric finite-element model. Microstructure of the studied nonwoven …

Influence of fiber orientation on the ballistic performance of needlepunched nonwoven fabrics

F Martínez-Hergueta, A Ridruejo, F Gálvez… - Mechanics of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The influence of the initial fiber orientation distribution on the ballistic performance of a
needlepunched nonwoven polyethylene fabric was analyzed. To this end, ballistic tests …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental investigation of properties of polypropylene and non-woven spunbond fabric

H Kansal - IOSR Journal of Polymer and Textile Engineering, 2016 - researchgate.net
Polypropylene (PP) is the homo-polymer that is widely used for production of non-woven
fabric. In the manufacture of polypropylene resins, considerable advances have been made …

[HTML][HTML] A multiscale micromechanical model of needlepunched nonwoven fabrics

F Martinez-Hergueta, A Ridruejo, C González… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A constitutive model for the mechanical behavior of a mechanically-entangled nonwoven
fiber network is presented. The model is built upon a detailed characterization of the …

Nonwovens modelling: a review of finite-element strategies

F Farukh, E Demirci, H Ali, M Acar… - The Journal of The …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews the main strategies used to simulate the mechanical behaviour of
nonwoven materials that is defined by a structure of their fibrous networks and a mechanical …