Physical, mechanical and dynamic properties of composites produced from coconut fibres using pure water sachet (LDPE) as matrix were evaluated in this study order to assess its suitability for use particleboards. The LDPE (waste sachets) coir/fibre collected, shredded milled into pellets. Five compositions with fibre loading 5, 10, 15, 20, 25%, corresponding 95, 90, 85, 80 75%. A sixth sample 1...

The elastic strain energy potential for nonlinear fibre-reinforced materials is customarily obtained by superposition of the potentials of the matrix and of each family of fibres. Composites with statistically oriented fibres, such as biological tissues, can be seen as being reinforced by a continuous infinity of fibre families, the orientation of which can be represented by means of a probabil...

This paper presents results from an experimental study of the mechanical behaviour flax fibre reinforced acrylic composites after immersion in seawater. First, in-plane design data are presented. Then, seawater diffusion kinetics shown, influence on properties is quantified and flexural fatigue performance described. Finally compared with those for glass composites. Seawater saturated specimens...

Jute fibres is of great interest to be used as reinforcement in thermoset or thermoplastic composites, order provide positive environmental benefits in-terms degradability, abundance, low density, nominal cost and recyclable. During fabricating the researchers facing complications such high water absorbing (WA) character, poor incompatibility fibre with resins, quality variations fibres, therma...