Journal of Textile Science & Engineering

Geometrical Analysis of Warp Knit Auxetic Fabrics

Abstract

Samuel C Ugbolue, Olena Kyzymchuk and Yong K Kim

Despite considerable interests that have been shown on the formation, properties and characteristics of auxetic knit structures there remains a dearth of information about the fundamental geometrical analytics of warp knit auxetic fabrics. This paper examines the geometrical model of auxetic warp knit structure and validates its characteristics with data obtained from experimental analysis of nine recently produced warp knit auxetic fabrics.