Theory of Fabric Structures
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The official GTU curriculum for Theory of Fabric Structures (subject code 2722508) as prescribed for TE · Semester 2 divides the course into 6 units, covering 33 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2722508)Unit 1 Elements of woven fabric structure. Regular and irregular weaves
- Modeling different weaves & weave Factor
- Calculation of weave factor
Unit 2 Geometrical modeling of woven fabric structure. A simple geometric model
- of woven fabric structure
- Jammed structures
- Non-circular cross-section
- Elliptical cross-section
- Racetrack cross-section
- Using the model to predict the fabric thickness
- mass and specific volume
- Modeling maximum fabric cover
- Calculating fabric properties: numerical examples
Unit 3 Predicting woven fabric properties using a geometric model. Predicting
- woven fabric parameters for different structures
- Predicting the weavability limit
- Predicting cover in different woven structures
- Woven fabric properties after structural modifications
- Crimp interchange phenomena
- Maximum fabric extension
- Other structural changes
Unit 4 Shrinkage in woven fabrics. Mechanisms of fabric shrinkage. The
- relationship between cloth and yarn shrinkage
- Predicting fabric shrinkage
- Application of fabric shrinkage model
Unit 5 Tensile behavior of woven fabrics. Fundamentals of axial deformation,
- Poisson Ratio
- Tensile properties of woven fabrics
- geometrical changes during extension
- biaxial loading under large stresses
- Castigliano’s theorem
- fabric extension in bias direction
Unit 6 Buckling behavior of woven fabrics under deformation, Bending behavior
- of woven fabric
- bending behavior
- bending rigidity
- Creasing in woven fabrics
- Shear behavior of woven fabrics
- Friction and other aspects of the surface behavior of woven fabrics
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