| Atlas of Fibre Fracture and Damage to Textiles (2nd Edition) |
By: Hearle, J.W.S.; Lomas, B.; Cooke, W.D. © 1998
Woodhead Publishing
Description: This book will be of interest to forensic scientists and medical specialists using fibre implants. It will help textile technologists and design engineers to manufacture improved textile products and to use them in ways which will maximize their life span.

Preface to the Second Edition
Part I - Introductory Review
1. Single Fibre Failure
2. Examination of Wear in Textiles
Part II - Tensile Failures
4. Brittle Tensile Fracture
5. Ductile Tensile Fracture
6. High-Speed Tensile Break
13. Biaxial Rotation Fatigue
14. Surface Shear and Wear
Part IV - Other Fibre Studies
19. Wool and Human Hair
20. Other Forms of Severance
Part V - Textile Processing and Testing
23. Processed and Natural Fibre Ends
Part VI - Case Studies: Clothing and Domestic Uses
28. Trousers and Jackets
30. Wear and Pilling in Knitted and Woven Fabrics
31. Socks, Underwear and Other Items
34. Industrial Workwear
Part VII - Case Studies: Industrial Uses
37. Automobile Seat Belts
38. Military Webbings and Cords
40. Other Industrial Products
Part VIII - Fibre Archaeology and Textile Conservation
42. Mechanical Wear in Ancient Textiles
43. Environmental Damage
Part IX - Forensic Studies
44. Textile Damage in Forensic Investigations
45. Use of SEM in Textile Forensic Work
46. Comparison of Bullet and Knife Damage
Part X - Medical Applications
48. Failure in Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
49. Dressings and Implants Using Special Fibres
50. The Diversity of Fibre Failure

Appendices