2017 Volume 58 Issue 10 Pages 823-832
The clothing pressure with three types of stretch bottom were measured by ten female subjects in standing and walking positions. In order to clarify the factors affecting on the clothing pressure, the stress strain characteristics of the fabrics, 3D body shape of the subjects with bottoms, and the elongation of the skin due to posture change were examined. The results were: 1) the clothing pressure examined were in the range of comfort, 2) both of static and dynamic pressure increased with the extension stress of the fabric, 3) pressure fluctuations in walking showed various moving patterns due to fabrics, but the maximum value was observed at the patella in common, 4) the characteristics of skin elongation were divided into two types - a) shrinkage in one direction but elongation in other, and b) shrinkage in both directions - and 5) the clothing pressures estimated from the skin elongation were larger than the measured one, which suggested the slippage between the skin and the bottoms.
