Characteristics polyester matrix composite reinforced hybrid Musa acuminata stem-Hibiscus tiliaceust bark fiber as rear vehicle bumper material

Tensile and Flexural Analysis of a Hybrid Bamboo/Jute Fiber-reinforced Composite with Polyester Matrix as a Sustainable Green Material for Wind Turbine Blades

Recently, there has been a fast growth in research and investigation in the natural fibre composite due to the advantages of these materials, such us low environmental impact, low cost and good mechanical properties compared to synthetic fibre composites. Much effort has gone into increasing the mechanical performance and applications of natural fibes. This paper examines the mechanical propert...

Effect of fiber surface treatments on the fiber-matrix interaction in banana fiber reinforced polyester composites

Cellulosic Ž bers have been used as cost-cutting Ž llers in plastic industry. Among the various factors, the Ž nal performance of the composite materials depends to a large extent on the adhesion between the polymer matrix and the reinforcement and therefore on the quality of the interface. To achieve optimum performance of the end product, sufŽ cient interaction between the matrix resin and th...

Banana Chips (musa Acuminata) as an Alternative

Optimization of Hardness Strengths Response of Plantain Fibres Reinforced Polyester Matrix Composites (PFRP) Applying Taguchi Robust Design

Volume fraction of fibres (A), aspect ratio of fibres (B) and fibres orientation (C) are considered as control factors in the determination of hardness strength, hardness strength of plantain fiber reinforced polyester composites (PFR P). These properties were determined for plantain empty fruit bunch (PEFB) and plantain pseudo stem (PPS). Hardness tests were conducted on the replicated samples...

Knowledge Discovery System For Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Laminate

In this paper Knowledge Discovery System (KDS) is proposed and implemented for the extraction of knowledge-mean stiffness of a polymer composite material in which when fibers are placed at different orientations. Cosine amplitude method is implemented for retrieving compatible polymer matrix and reinforcement fiber, which is coming under predicted fiber class, from the polymer and reinforcement...