Kevlar 49 Yarn Pull-out Test and Numerical Analysis

The yarn pull-out tests are of great importance to study the frictional energy dissipation mechanism between yarns and the overall deformation behavior of fabrics. In this study, the stress transfer mechanism of the yarn pull-out process of Kevlar 49 woven fabric is investigated by the digital image correlation (DIC) marker method, considering both the warp waves and transverse preload variables, and have analyzed the shear deformation behavior of textile by the change history of fabric shear angle. The results show that the peak load of the yarn pull-out process increases nonlinearly with the increase of the transverse preload force and the number of warp waves, the maximum pull-out displacement of the yarn is sensitive to the preload force only and is largely independent of warp waves. Finally, the finite element (FE) calculation of the single yarn pull-out process was carried out by using the mixed element method with the restart analysis technique, and the numerical simulation results achieved a good match with the peak load of the experimental data.