Fiber Compression Behavior in a Yarn
Industrial cord is designed as a structural element
dealing with relatively large axial loads in
tensile in comparison to bending and torsional
loads. However, sometimes a lateral compressive
load may be added upon the cord. When a cord is
subjected to such compression, the individual filaments
lose contact with each other. This results
in a considerable reduction in the axial stiffness
of the cord.
Yarn Constitutive Equations and Elastic Constants