Kawabata Evaluation System
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The Kawabata Evaluation System (KES) is used to measure the mechanical properties of fabrics. KES is composed of four different machines on which a total of six tests can be performed, they are:
- Tensile & Shear Tester - Tensile, Shear
- Pure Bending Tester - Pure Bending
- Compression Tester - Compression
- Surface Tester - Surface friction & Roughness
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- Kawabata, S.; Niwa, M. (1989). "Fabric Performance in Clothing Manufacture". Journal Textile Institute 80 (1): 19–50.
- Wu, Z.; C.K. Au, Matthew Yuen (February 2003). "Mechanical properties of fabric materials for draping simulation". International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology 15 (1): 65–88. doi:. ISSN 0955-6222.
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