On the impact response of UHMWPE woven fabrics: Experiments and simulations

A comprehensive study on the impact behaviour of UHMWPE woven fabrics is presented in this paper, which consists of four parts: geometric measurement of fabric parameters, tensile testing of constituent yarns, impact testing of fabrics, and numerical modelling of fabrics subjected to impact loading. Two fabric materials, i.e. a plain weave fabric made of SpectraⓇ 1000 fibres and a 4-harness satin weave fabric made of DyneemaⓇ SK75 fibres, were...