Studies in Wear Life of Normal- and Special-Finished Woven Cotton Fabrics: Part III: A Study of Work Uniforms in Service

This study was chiefly aimed to investigate the possibility of improved wear life by simple modifications to the con ventional pattern of placing the fabric in shirts and pants of work uniforms. An interchange of the conventional warp- longitudinal, filling-crosswise pattern for shirts showed some a...

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Published in:Textile research journal 1970-11, Vol.40 (11), p.1017-1025
Main Authors: Sarma, G.V., Ranganathan, S.R., Handu, J.L., Verma, B.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Cotton
Fabrics
Failure
Occupational
Placing
Textiles
Wear
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Summary:This study was chiefly aimed to investigate the possibility of improved wear life by simple modifications to the con ventional pattern of placing the fabric in shirts and pants of work uniforms. An interchange of the conventional warp- longitudinal, filling-crosswise pattern for shirts showed some advantage in wear life. A modification for pants which exposed the twill back instead of the conventional face showed a substantial initial advantage in wear life. This was, however, followed by a significant disadvantage during further service. The directions of predominant stresses and the mechanisms of failure in service were investigated. Significant occupational bias by test subjects was observed in service performance.
ISSN:0040-5175
1746-7748
DOI:10.1177/004051757004001109