Statement of the problem. The fracture of acrylic resin dentures remains an unsolved problem. Therefore, many investigations have been performed and various approaches to strengthening acrylic resin, for example, the reinforcement of heat-cured acrylic resin using glass fibers, have been suggested over the years. But problems such as poor workability, rough surface, poor adhesion of glass fiber...

Wood-based carbon fiber derived from liquefied wood has the disadvantages of low mechanical strength and unstable performance. To improve its mechanical properties, wood-based carbon fiber precursors were impregnated with 5 wt.% and 8 wt.% boric acid solutions for 1 h and then carbonized at 900 °C for 1 h. The effect of boron content on fiber tensile strength and microstructure was investigated...

-Concrete has been widely used as a construction material in Buildings and other Industrial Structures. Sufficient research work has been carried out to understand the Mechanical properties like Compressive Strength, Flexural Strength, Tensile strength, Shear strength and Modulus of elasticity. There are many situations in which the concrete undergoes variation in temperatures which will ultima...

The present work study flexural and tensile behavior of short Kenaf fiber reinforced composites. The fibers are chemically treated in 2% NaOH solution at room temperature. Short fibers of 4mm and 8 mm are used in the present work. The composite lamina is prepared by hand molding using isopthalic polyester resin. Flexural test and tension tests are carried out as per ASTM standards. The flexural...

A new treating method using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and Maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MPP) emulsion was introduced to treat jute fiber mat in order to enhance the performance of jute/polypropylene (PP) composite prepared by film stacking method. The surface modifications of jute fiber mat have been found to be very effective in improving the fiber-matrix adhesion. It was shown that tr...

To clarify the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced hybrid resin bridges, this study evaluated the influence of various bonding agents ((Modeling Liquid (ML), DE Resin (DE), Bell Bond (BE), Mega Bond (MG), Durafil Bond (DU), Fluoro Bond (FB), Mac-Bond (MC), EG Bond (EG), Unifill Bond (UN), Single Bond (SN)) impregnated with fibers on bending strength. FB attained the highest bending streng...

We determined muscle fiber type-specific hypertrophy and changes in satellite cell (SC) content following a 12-week resistance training program in 13 healthy, elderly men (72 +/- 2 years). Leg strength and body composition (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and computed tomography) were assessed, and muscle biopsy samples were collected. Leg strength increased 25%-30% after training (p < .001). ...

Objectives Bonding of fiber posts to intracanal dentin is challenging in the clinical setting. This study aimed to compare the effect of self-adhesive and separate etch adhesive dual cure resin cements on the bond strength of fiber post to dentin at different parts of the root. Materials and Methods This in-vitro experimental study was conducted on 20 single-rooted premolars. The teeth were d...

This work describes the study to investigate and compare the mechanical and thermal properties of raw jute and glass fiber reinforced polyester hybrid composites. To improve the mechanical properties, jute fiber was hybridized with glass fiber. Polyester resin, jute and glass fibers were laminated in three weight ratios(77/23/0, 68/25/7 and 56/21/23) respectively to form composites. The tensile...

Fiber failures which may exist in a continuous fiber· composite before the .composite is loaded or generated while the composite is loaded, introduce an additional strain component not included in existing continuous fiber models. Equations are developed which can be used to calculate the magnitude of this additional strain. A Finite Element Model (FEM), in the form of a Representative Volume E...