TY - JOUR
TI - The tearing properties of textiles with steiner tree structure
AU - Wu Ling-Ye
AU - Wang Ping
AU - Zhang Yan
AU - Kong Hua
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2016
VL - 20
IS - 3
SP - 823
EP - 826
PT - Article
AB - Tearing properties of textiles has drawn much attention due to recent  applications to bullet-proof or explosion-proof vests. However, the tearing  process is very complex, which is influenced by bulk material and geometrical  factors as well, and there is no a matured theory for the tearing process,  which limits optimal design of the textiles. Despite many experimental  studies, we still lack fully understanding of the tearing process. In this  paper, tearing properties of textiles with Steiner tree structure are studied  experimentally and theoretically in order to develop a reliable mathematical  model. The theoretical analysis elucidates that cell size and the cell's  material in a structure cell of Steiner tree are the two main factors  affecting the tearing properties, which are verified experimentally. The  theoretical prediction of tearing strength will be greatly benefit for  geometrical structure design for textile materials in the future.