Protective Textiles against High and Low Velocity Impacts
CHEN Xiaogang
Abstract：Textile materials and structures play an important role in providing protection against high and low impact.The protective panels against impact loading are usually of 3D nature allowing stress to propagate in the fabric plane as well as through the thickness.This paper presents efforts made to understand the energy absorption mechanisms of the protective panels,and achievements in improving the performance of fabrics and panels against high and low impact loading.Research progress in inter-yarn friction,quasi-isotropic panel,hybrid design is reported.Characterisation of shear thickening fluid (STF) and effect of STF impregnated fabricbased assemblies on stabbing protection is also reported,highlighting the usefulness of STF in enhancing protection and in reducing the weight of protective textile materials.
Keywords：ballistic impactinter-yarn frictionquasi-isotropyhybrid panel engineeringshear thickening fluid (STF)stabbing
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：10( 1-10 )