Natural/Synthetic Fiber‐Reinforced Bioepoxy Composites

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-116
Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Silu Huang ◽  
Libo Yan
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced

Performance of Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Composites: Mechanical Properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 284-293
Author(s):  
Norliana Bakar ◽  
Siew Choo Chin
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Vinyl Ester ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Bamboo Fiber ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Volume Fractions

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) made from synthetic fiber had been widely used for strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structures in the past decades. Due to its high cost, detrimental to the environment and human health, natural fiber composites becoming the current alternatives towards a green and environmental friendly material. This paper presents an investigation on the mechanical properties of bamboo fiber reinforced composite (BFRC) with different types of resins. The BFRC specimens were prepared by hand lay-up method using epoxy and vinyl-ester resins. Bamboo fiber volume fractions, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% and 50% was experimentally investigated by conducting tensile and flexural test, respectively. Results showed that the tensile and flexural strength of bamboo fiber reinforced epoxy composite (BFREC) was 63.2% greater than the bamboo fiber reinforced vinyl-ester composite (BFRVC). It was found that 45% of bamboo fiber volume fraction on BFREC exhibited the highest tensile strength compared to other BFRECs. Meanwhile, 40% bamboo fiber volume fraction of BFRVC showed the highest tensile strength between bamboo fiber volume fractions for BFRC using vinyl-ester resin. Studies showed that epoxy-based BFRC exhibited excellent results compared to the vinyl-ester-based composite. Further studies are required on using BFRC epoxy-based composite in various structural applications and strengthening purposes.

A Possibility of Utilizing Extra-Strong Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Concrete with Local Materials in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
pp. 509-517
Author(s):  
Dinh Van Hiep ◽  
Nguyen Cong Thang ◽  
Nguyen Van Khanh ◽  
Masaya Aihara ◽  
Tadaaki Nozawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Local Materials

The influence of natural and synthetic fibers on mixed mode I/II fracture behavior of cement concrete materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1081-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Karimzadeh ◽  
Ali Razmi ◽  
Reza Imaninasab ◽  
Afshin Esminejad
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Synthetic Fibers ◽  
Natural And Synthetic

This paper evaluated mixed mode I/II fracture toughness of fiber-reinforced concrete using cracked semi-circular bend (SCB) specimens subjected to three-point bending test. Additionally, a comparison was made between the experimental results and the estimations made by different theoretical criteria. Natural and synthetic fibers at various concentrations were used in this study. After producing cracks in SCB specimens at different inclination angles to induce different mixed mode loading conditions (from pure mode I to II), the fracture toughness of SCB specimens was determined. Furthermore, the compressive, splitting tensile, and flexural strength of natural and synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete were measured after 7 and 28 days of curing. While there is an increase in the aforementioned strengths with fiber content increase, 0.3% was found to be the optimum percentage regarding fracture toughness for both fibers. Also, the comparison between the experimental and theoretical results showed that generalized maximum tangential stress criterion estimated the experimental data satisfactorily.

Tensile Properties of Epoxy Matrix Reinforced with Fique Fabric

2020 ◽  
Vol 1012 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Michelle Souza Oliveira ◽  
Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho ◽  
Fernanda Santos da Luz ◽  
Artur Camposo Pereira ◽  
Luana Cristyne da Cruz Demosthenes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Composite materials are being extensively studied for ballistic armor. Their main advantage is connected to the possibility of deeply reducing weight and costs by maintaining high performances in terms of strength and security. Epoxy composites are reinforced with natural fibers which are replacing other synthetic reinforcement materials. Composites are prepared using polymers as matrix material because of ease of production with different reinforcements. The mechanical strength of the natural fiber reinforced polymer composites has been compared with synthetic fiber reinforced polymer composites and it is found that for achieving equivalent mechanical strength of the material, the volume fraction of the natural fiber should be much higher than synthetic fiber. This work being an experimental study on untreated “as received” fique fabric-reinforced epoxy composites, to demonstrate the potential of this renewable source of natural fiber for use in a number of applications.

Characterization of natural – Synthetic fiber reinforced epoxy based composite – Hybridization of kenaf fiber and kevlar fiber

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muthukumaran Ramasamy ◽  
Ajith Arul Daniel ◽  
M. Nithya ◽  
S. Sathees Kumar ◽  
R. Pugazhenthi
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Kenaf Fiber ◽  
Kevlar Fiber
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