In the textile sector, emotions are often associated with both physical touch and manipulation of the product. Thus there is the need to recreate the affective experiences of touching and interacting with fabrics using commonly available internet technology. New digital interactive representations of fabrics simulating handling have been proposed with the idea of bringing the digital experience...

We implanted titanium and carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) femoral prostheses of the same dimensions into five prosthetic femora. An abductor jig was attached and a 1 kN load applied. This was repeated with five control femora. Digital image correlation was used to give a detailed two-dimensional strain map of the medial cortex of the proximal femur. Both implants caused stress shielding ...

This paper presents results of testing twelve hollow square reinforced concrete specimens wrapped with Carbon fibre reinforced polymer CFRP. The effect of ply configuration on the behaviour of the specimens is investigated. All specimens were 800mm high and had the dimensions of 200mm× 200mm in cross-section and a hollow core of 80mm× 80mm. The specimens were divided into four groups with three...

The present paper reports a detailed study on heat and moisture vapour transmission characteristics of different types of multilayered fabric ensembles. Two sets of multilayered fabrics have been prepared. In first set, two types of carded web produced from acrylic and polyester fibres with five different areal densities in each fibre type have been used as middle layer. In second set, differen...

Delamination monitoring in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminated plates is crucial to ensure the integrity and safety of the structures that accommodate the plates. To identify delaminations in CFRP laminated plates, the two-dimensional (2D) curvature mode shape method is a prevailing method that features instant and simultaneous determination of the presence and location of the dela...

application of human figures on brocades is valuable for studying. the existence of these motifs on the bouid’s & saljuk’s brocades indicates the popularity of them at this era in persia. these are very important sources for studying the weaving techniques. the production of silk fabrics made a magnificent period for persian textile industry. in this research work samples of fabrics with human ...

This paper describes an experimental program undertaken at the University of Manitoba to study the serviceability of concrete beams prestressed by carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) rods. The experimental program consisted of eight concrete beams prestressed by CFRP rods and two concrete beams prestressed by conventional steel strands. The beams were tested using two static concentrated loa...

The HEPHAISTOS system integrates advantageously the basic processing steps as tooling, tempering of the resin and lay up, the impregnation of the fibers, pre-forming techniques as well as finally the process curing of the composite structures. Composites for aerospace applications in prepreg and wet technology have been successfully fabricated and investigated for quality and certification issu...

Strengthening of existing circular reinforced concrete columns by CFRP confinement