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 TEXTBOOK

Yasir Nawab (Ed.)

TEXTILE ENGINEERING
Yasir Nawab (Ed.)
TEXTILE
This book aims to give readers a good foundation in the area of textile engineering
through an in-depth understanding of the principles of physical and mechanical
properties of woven textile structures. It is designed as a textbook for undergradu-
ates in textile engineering and also as a reference book for research. The concepts

ENGINEERING
and applications have been demonstrated by liberal use of examples. Each chapter
gives an abstract of the contents and is concluded, wherever possible, with applica-
tions of these contents in practical situations.
A brief introduction to the history of textiles and textile exports in the world is
given, followed by a focus on raw materials and manufacturing techniques, testing
methods and quality controls and recycling, and a final part about computer
applications in textile world.
A
N INTRODUCTION
This book is a compilation of research works on Textile Engineering by experienced
researchers. In addition, research and academic organizations can benefit from this
book exploring the potential of new developments.

ff Comprehensive introduction to the basics of textile engineering for textile

professionals, students, and teachers.

Dr. Yasir Nawab

is Chairman of the Fabric Manufacturing
Department and leads the Textile
Composite Materials Research Group at
the National Textile Univ., Pakistan. His
research areas are composite materials,
2D & 3D woven and knitted fabrics and
finite element analysis. He wrote over
30 articles an two books.

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