Dynamic simulation on the area shrinkage of lower leg for the top part of men's socks using finite element method

摘要

Socks are one of the most important clothes in people's daily life. This study aimed at the problems existing in the wearing of socks, took the top part of men's socks as research object, and the contact between human body and socks as elastic contact. The position and shape of skin, soft tissue, and bones in lower leg cross section were acquired through non-contact three-dimensional human scanning and CT scan. Based on these, finite element model of the lower leg cross-section and top part of socks were established for the first time, respectively. Because wearing socks is a continuous process, consequently, we defined the maximum time putting on the sample socks as 12 h in this research work, and then divided the periods of dressing time into six stages, which were instantaneous, 1 h, 2 h, 4 h, 8 h, and 12 h, respectively. After simulating the distribution of pressure and displacement of the top part of socks in dressing using ANSYS software, we divided the lower leg cross section into 12 equal regions according to angle considering the displacement distribution, and then obtained the area shrinkage of each region in six periods of times by calculation. According to the tendency of area shrinkage distribution, the top part of men's sock could be designed with a different degree of elasticity in diverse regions combined with subjective pressure comfort during the course of sock design. All these solutions are of great significance to the optimization design of socks and can provide theoretical basis for the structural improvement of functional socks and the prediction of clothing pressure.