摘要 |
A network-like woven 3D fabric material (9) comprises select multilayer warp yarns (8) occurring substantially linearly, the remainder multilayer warp yarns (7) occurring in the helical configuration and two orthogonal sets of weft (12c and 12r) and such a network-like fabric construction (9) made possible through a dual-directional shedding operation of the weaving process. Such a fabric may additionally incorporate non-interlacing multi-directionally orientated yarns (n1-n8) across the fabric cross section to improve the fabric's mechanical performance. The produced 3D fabric material, which may be cut into any desired shape without the risk of splitting, may be used wholly or in parts in technical applications. |