Kawabata Evaluation System
- Kawabata Evaluation System
The Kawabata Evaluation System (KES) is used to measure the mechanical properties of fabrics. KES is composed of four different machines on which a total of six tests can be performed, they are:
* Tensile & Shear Tester - Tensile, Shear
* Pure Bending Tester - Pure Bending
* Compression Tester - Compression
* Surface Tester - Surface friction & Roughness
External links
* [http://www.kod.vslib.cz/laboratore/Kes/index_eng.html Kawabata Laboratory]
* [http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort/fabric_hand_lab.html Discussion of Kawabata System at NC State U website]
References
*cite journal |last=Kawabata |first=S. |authorlink= |coauthors=Niwa, M. |year=1989 |month= |title=Fabric Performance in Clothing Manufacture |journal=Journal Textile Institute |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=19–50 |id= |url= |accessdate=
*cite journal |last=Wu |first=Z. |authorlink= |coauthors=C.K. Au, Matthew Yuen |year=2003 |month=February |title=Mechanical properties of fabric materials for draping simulation |journal=International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=65–88 |id=ISSN 0955-6222 |url= |accessdate= |doi=10.1108/09556220310461169
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