Fracture energy of woven fabric kenaf composite plates with different fiber orientations
Natural fibers are potentially used as composite reinforcement in polymeric materials, but lacking of research exploration such as kenaf fibers has limited implementation in Malaysia. The advantages of natural fibers are renewable, less hazardous during fabrication and handling process and relativel...
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8387/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8387/1/38%2DT1010.pdf |
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| Summary: | Natural fibers are potentially used as composite reinforcement in polymeric materials, but
lacking of research exploration such as kenaf fibers has limited implementation in Malaysia. The
advantages of natural fibers are renewable, less hazardous during fabrication and handling process
and relatively cheaper as compared to synthetic fibers. The objectives of current project are to
determine the fracture energy of woven fabric kenaf composite (KFRP) plates with various fiber
orientations. The experiment framework includes a variation of fiber orientations as designated in
testing series by using single-edge notch (SEN) testing technique. The experimental results
demonstrated that testing coupons with woven fabric with 90o fiber orientation has largest fracture
toughness Gc value compared to other fiber orientations understudied. Good correlations and findings
were found in other parametric studied. |
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