TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL, vol.79, no.7, pp.618-625, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
Since there are no such models in the literature, geometrical models for 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4, and 5 x 5 rib fabrics are created in this paper. To obtain these models, the degree of widthwise curling for each fabric is assessed from photographs and the regions between the I X 1 rib parts and the curled plain knit parts of the mentioned structures are modeled in this paper, making yarn curvatures continuous throughout the structure concerned. Models created are drawn to scale by the graphical program 3DS-Max. During the creation of these models, it is emphasized that K, values are almost the same for all the m X m rib fabrics and the second kind of spiralities which are effective on m X m ribs are also considered.