The natural fiber reinforced composites are being used in various fields of applications that are contributing to the replacement of synthetic fibers composites which consists of Boron, glass fiber, carbon fiber etc.. The composite natural fibers are being used due its light weight, higher specific strength and eco friendly natural, non –abrasive which also have economical value. As they are ma...

Limpet teeth are striking examples of a biological fibrous nanocomposite consisting of goethite mineral within a polymeric chitin matrix. The mechanical function of limpet teeth is critically dependent on the efficient composite behaviour of goethite, formed as distinct discontinuous nanofibres, reinforcing the matrix. The mechanical properties of discrete volumes from a limpet tooth measured u...

The paper looks into a specific route of incorporating nanodoped materials in dry preforms to enhance the electrical conductivity of the final infused carbon fibre reinforced epoxy laminate, without affecting mechanical room temperature (RT) and hot/wet (H/W) performances. The aim is to select suitable nanodoped polymeric carriers followed by an assessment of the manufacturing, electrical and m...

The layer removal method is often used for measurement of internal stresses in homogeneous polymeric materials. In order to extend the use of this method to laminated composites certain refinements are needed. These include: (i) use of varying material properties (elastic moduli) through the thickness of the composite plate; (ii) use of geometric non-linear analysis to account for large deforma...

Glass fiber reinforced polymer composites are one of the most widely used composite materials. The addition of Coal ash to polymer matrix dramatically increases the overall mechanical strength of the composite material as compared to the polymer composite. In view of this, a method is proposed for mixing coal ash powder (size 52-75 μm) into resin and Ash reinforced polymer composites are fabric...

Abstract Natural fibre-reinforced composites have attracted a great deal of attention by the automotive industry mainly due to their sustainable characteristics and low cost. The use is expected continuously increase in this area as cost weight vehicles could be partially reduced replacing glass fibre aluminium with natural composites. Adhesive bonding preferred joining method for increasingly ...

Composite materials can be defined as a combination of two or more materials that results in better properties than those of the individual components used alone. These materials have high strength and stiffness combined with low density compared to the conventional metals. Polymers are structurally more complex than metals. Polymer – matrix composites are viscoelastic materials and their mecha...

Optimization of the stress transfer capability of the fibre-matrix interphase region is critical to achieving the required performance level in thermoplastic matrix composites. Despite the ever increasing diversity of the reinforcements available for polymer composites, glass fibres still account for 95% of fibre reinforcements used in the composites industry, primarily due to of their highly a...

Abstract The fatigue behaviour of two glass fibre-reinforced epoxy composite materials with a cross-ply layup is investigated in the very high cycle (VHCF) regime up to $$10^8$$ 10 8 load cycles. In addition influence on lifetime, different can also cause damage phenome...