Textiles prime structural elements

It was found that it is sufficient to have eleven prime structural elements for graphical representation of a diagram of any textile material these are shown in Fig. 1.10, and are used for drawing the textile structures in this section. This set of prime elements can be used for a simple matrix coding of textile structures, and any 3D fibrous assemblies. For example, matrices Mi and Mj respectively for a plain weave and a single jersey are as follows ... 

It is probably evident from the above introductory discussion, and important to realise, that the whole issue of heat and fire protection with respect to textiles is a complex area involving knowledge of elements of fire science, flame retardant treatments, development of heat and fire resistant fibres and derived textile structures and the inter-relationships between regulations, applications and markets. The bibliography lists a number of prime sources of information in these areas, and for an overview of textiles for fire and heat protection the reader should refer in particular to a recent article by this author. In this chapter, the focus will be only on high performance textiles in which fire and heat protection are essential requirements. 

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