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Fibres and polymer fibre materials are discussed. Dimensionality is introduced as an essential component and the other assumptions then follow; axial stiffness and strength is a primary requirement and the secondary deformation modes, flexural and torsion are to a less extent important. The problems of measurement of linear structures leads to the classical textile measurements of ‘lateral dimension’ by way of weight and Tex or denier; these are carried through to the other material and component properties, typically as stiffness and strength. A detailed survey into the classification one dimensional material (fibre) properties such as viscoelasticity and anelasticity is conducted.
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Leech, C.M. (2014). Fibre Geometry and Fibre Mechanics. In: The Modelling and Analysis of the Mechanics of Ropes. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 209. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7841-2_2
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