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                              -       A  Yarn afterTake-Up Stage: Strength = 840 MPa
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                                        warp weaverdw

                 Figure 5.4 Schematic of  crimping of  a surface tow (or filler) by  a z-binder yarn  (or
                 warp weaver) Cox et al. (1994).
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