Textile Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Introduction to fiber optics 

      Crispy, John; Elliott, Barry (Elsevier, 2001)
      Introduction to Fiber Optics is well established as an introductory text for engineers, managers and students. It meets the needs of systems designers, installation engineers, electronic engineers and anyone else looking ...

    • High-performance fibres 

      Edited by Hearle, J W S (The Textile Institute and Woodhead, 2001)
      This important new handbook provides comprehensive coverage of how high performance fibres are designed and manufactured and covers their capabilities and applications. The high-modulus, high-tenacity (HM-HT) fibres fall ...

    • Fiber bragg gratings 

      Kashyap, Raman (Academic Press, 1999)
      Optical fibers have revolutionized telecommunication, becoming the most widely used and the most efficient device for relaying information over long distances. While the market for optical fiber continues to grow, the next ...

    • Dynamics of fibre formation and processing: modelling and application in fibre and textile industry 

      Beyreuther, Ronald; Brunig, Harald (Springer, 2007)
      This practice-oriented book deals with the modelling of steady state and non-steady state basic processes of fibre formation and fibre processing. Focal points are melt spinning processes, spun yarn spinning processes and ...

    • Crystal structure analysis: a primer 

      Glusker, Jenny Pickworth; Trueblood, Kenneth N. (Oxford University Press, 2010)
      Crystal Structure Analysis, Third Edition, explains how and why the detailed three-dimensional architecture of molecules can be determined by an analysis of the diffraction patterns obtained when X-rays or neutrons are ...

    • Handbook of biodegradable polymers: synthesis, chracterization and applications 

      Edited by lendlein, Andreas; Sisson, Adam (Wiley-VCH, 2011)
      A comprehensive overview of biodegradable polymers, covering everything from synthesis, characterization, and degradation mechanisms while also introducing useful applications, such as drug delivery systems and biomaterial-based ...

    • Design and manufacture of textile composites 

      Edited by Long, A. C. (Woodhead, 2005)
      Design and manufacture of textile composites is an invaluable guide for manufacturers of polymer composite components, end-users and designers, researchers in the fields of structural materials and technical textiles and ...

    • Extreme textiles: designing for high performance 

      McQuaid, Maltida (Princeton Architectural Press, 2005)
      Stronger, faster, lighter, safer, smarterthese are the textiles of tomorrow. From the carbon-fiber composite bicycle frame to the cardiac constraint sock and the Mars Pathfinder landing airbags, material innovations surround ...

    • Fabric analysis: covering wool, worsted, silk, cotton, fabric, artificial silks etc. 

      Posselt, E. A. (Textile publishing, 1920)
      The analysis of textile fabrics forms an interesting and at the same time most important subject for the designer, superintendent, manufacturer, the sales agent, as well as other connected with the textile industry.

    • Fabric testing 

      Edited by Hu, Jinlian (Woodhead, 2008)
      The textile industry is becoming an increasingly competitive environment. Differentiating products by quality is particularly important. Testing can be performed both to improve product quality and achieve compliance to ...

    • Handbook of analytical method of textile composites 

      Cox, Brian N.; Flannagan, Gerry (Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1997-03)
      The purpose of this handbook is to introduce models and computer codes for predicting the properties of textile composites. The handbook includes several models for predicting the stress-strain response all the way to ...

    • Handbook of technical textiles 

      Edited by Horrocks, A R; Anand, S C (Woodhead, 2000)
      This major handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the manufacture, processing and applications of high tech textiles for a huge range of applications including: heat and flame protection; waterproof and breathable ...

    • Handbook of textile design: principles, processes and practice 

      Wilson, Jacquie (Woodhead, 2001)
      This thorough and practical book deals not only with the textile design process itself but also with the development and day-to-day running of a textile design business. The handbook begins with a comprehensive overview ...

    • Nanocomposite science and technology 

      Ajayan, P. M.; Schadler, L. S.; Braun, P. V. (Wiley-VCH, 2003)
      In recent years, nanocomposites have captured and held the attention and imagination of scientists and engineers alike. Based on the simple premise that by using a wide range of building blocks with dimensions in the ...

    • Plasma spray coating: principles and applications 

      Heimann, Robert B. (VCH, 1996)
      Combining theory and practice from design to application, the monograph continues to provide a state-of-the-art treatise on plasma spray technology, beginning with the principles and techniques. Successive chapters treat ...

    • Smart fibers, fabrics and clothing 

      Edited by Tao, Xiaoming (Woodhead, 2001)
      This important book provides a guide to the fundamentals and latest developments in smart technology for textiles and clothing. The contributors represent a distinguished international panel of experts and the book covers ...

    • Reference book for knitting 

      Mazza, Carmine; Zonda, Paola (Fondazione ACIMIT, 2002)
      This book looks at machinery, accessories, auxiliary equipment and technologies relating to knitwear a segment in which Italy boasts companies of international prominence and advanced 'know-how'.

    • Structure and mechanics of woven fabrics 

      HU, Jinlian (Woodhead, 2004)
      Fabric mechanics are fundamental to the way textiles are designed, tested and manufactured and underpin the way woven fabrics are used in the modern world. With fully comprehensive coverage of all aspects of fabric anisotropy, ...

    • Hexforce reinforcements for composites 

      Hexcel Corporation (Hexcel Corporation, 2010)
      Hexcel manufactures a wide range of reinforcements for the manufacture of structural composites, used in aerospace, military, transportation and industrial applications. Reinforcements in the form of fabrics or non-wovens ...

    • Weaving: reference book of textile technologies 

      Castelli, Giovanni...[et al.] (fondazione ACIMIT, 2000)
      The subjects of this Reference Book are machines, accessories, ancillary equipment and technologies related to″Weaving″, a sector in which Italy boasts the presence of top−ranking companies offering worldwide a state-of-the-art ...