Grab and Strip Tensile Strengths for Woven Fabrics: An Experimental Verification

Abstract

In the present study we have attempted to verify a theoretical model of grab versus strip strengths of fabrics [ Textile Research Journal, 2003, 73(2), 165–171] through experimental investigation. Five different fabrics were included in this study, and three related parameters were investigated including the modulus ratio of the specimen (shear versus tensile moduli), the specimen gauge length and the ungripped specimen width. The ratios of grab versus strip tensile strengths were computed from the experimental results and compared with the values predicted from the theoretical model. The predicted results are compatible with the measured values, suggesting that the theoretical model is capable of estimating the tensile strength of a grab specimen.