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Handbook of Technical Textiles
Technical Textile Applications
A comprehensive, all-encompassing update to this essential book on technical textiles
A. Richard Horrocks (Edited by), Subhash C. Anand (Edited by)
9781782424659, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 4 March 2016
452 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.8 cm, 0.74 kg
The first edition of Handbook of Technical Textiles has been an essential purchase for professionals and researchers in this area since its publication in 2000. With revised and updated coverage, including several new chapters, this revised two volume second edition reviews recent developments and new technologies across the field of technical textiles. Volume 2 – Technical Textile Applications offers an indispensable guide to established and developing areas in the use of technical textiles. The areas covered include textiles for personal protection and welfare, such as those designed for ballistic protection, personal thermal and fire protection, and medical applications; textiles for industrial, transport and engineering applications, including composite reinforcement and filtration; and the growing area of smart textiles.
1. Textile-reinforced composites 2. Waterproof breathable fabrics 3. Textiles in filtration 4. Geotextiles in civil engineering 5. Textiles for healthcare and medical applications 6. Technical textiles for ballistic protection 7. Technical textiles for knife and slash resistance 8. Technical fibres for heat and flame protection 9. Technical textiles for personal thermal protection 10. Technical textiles for survival 11. Textiles in transportation 12. Smart textiles: Energy generating and harvesting textiles 13. Smart textiles: Smart and genius technologies for textile and performance clothing applications 14. Rope, cord, twine and webbing
Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM], Other manufacturing technologies [TDP], Textile & fibre technology [TDH]
