A third feasibility study of the computer simulation method for determining the mechanical properties of nonwoven fabrics is presented. A new, more nearly realistic model fabric is presented. Details of the generation of the model are given. A cluster analysis is performed in relaxing the displaced fabric to its strained equilibrium con figuration. The model fabric is strained to the yield point, the final configuration consisting of two disconnected parts.
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Britton, Peter N., Sampson, Arthur J., Elliott , C.F., Jr., Graben, H.W., and Gettys, W.E., Computer Simulation of the Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Fabrics, Part I: The Method, Textile Res. J.53, 363-368 ( 1983).
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Britton, Peter N., Sampson, Arthur J., and Gettys , W. Edward, Computer Simulation of the Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Fabrics, Part II: Bond Breaking, Textile Res. J.54, 1-5 (1984).
