Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Natural Vegetable Fibers Used in Composite Materials for Structural Strengthening

2021 ◽  
Vol 888 ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Ivelina Ivanova ◽  
Jules Assih ◽  
Dimitar Dontchev
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Hemp Fiber ◽  
Plant Fibers ◽  
Hemp Fibers

This research aims at studying the mechanical properties of industrial hemp fibers and promoting their use as a reinforcing composite material for strengthening of civil engineering structures. Natural hemp fibers are of great interest due to the following advantages they have: low cost, high strength-to-weight ratio, low density and non-corrosive properties. The use of plant fiber composite materials has increased significantly in recent years because of the negative reduction impact on the environment. For example, the tendency to use renewable resources and their possibility for recycling. They cause fewer health and environmental problems than synthetic fibers. Natural fibers, in addition to environmental aspects, have advantages such as low densities, i.e. have low weight, interesting mechanical properties comparable to those of synthetic fiber materials, and last but not least, low cost. Composites based on natural plant fibers can be used to reinforce or repair reinforced concrete structures, as shown by research on flax fiber composites. These concretes specimens strengthened with biocomposite materials have very good resistance to bending and significantly increase the rigidity of the structure. The results show that the hemp fiber reinforcement has significant effects on the strengthening and increase in flexural strength from 8% to 35 %.

Non-Wood Lignocellulosic Composites

2014 ◽  
pp. 281-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius C. Barbu ◽  
Roman Reh ◽  
Ayfer Dönmez Çavdar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Plant Fibers ◽  
Labor Conditions ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Cellulose Materials

It would seem that with appropriate treatment almost any agricultural residue may be used as a suitable raw material for the wood-based panels like particle- and fiberboard production. The literature on wood-ligno-cellulose plant composite boards highlights steady interest for the design of new structures and technologies towards products for special applications with higher physical-mechanical properties at relatively low prices. Experimental studies have revealed particular aspects related to the structural composition of ligno-cellulose materials, such as the ratio between the different composing elements, their compatibility, and the types and characteristics of the used resins. Various technologies have been developed for designing and processing composite materials by pressing, extrusion, airflow forming, dry, half-dry, and wet processes, including thermal, chemical, thermo-chemical, thermo-chemo-mechanical treatments, etc. Researchers have undertaken to determine the manufacturing parameters and the physical-mechanical properties of the composite boards and to compare them with the standard PB, MDF, HB, SB made from single-raw material (wood). A great emphasis is placed on the processability of the ligno-cellulose composite boards by classical methods, by modified manufacturing processes, on the types of tools and processing equipment, the automation of the manufacturing technologies, the specific labor conditions, etc. The combinations of wood and plant fibers are successful, since there is obvious compatibility between the macro- and microscopic structures, their chemical composition, and the relatively low manufacturing costs and high performances, as compared to synthetic fiber-based composite materials.

scholarly journals A Review on Developments in Manufacturing Process and Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
Md. Maruf Billah ◽  
Md. Sanaul Rabbi ◽  
Afnan Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Manufacturing Cost ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Natural Fiber Composite ◽  
Fiber Composite Materials

From the last few decades, the study of natural fiber composite materials has been gaining strong attention among researchers, scientists, and engineers. Natural fiber composite materials are becoming good alternatives to conventional materials because of their lightweight, high specific strength, low thermal expansion, eco-friendly, low manufacturing cost, nonabrasive and bio-degradable characteristics. It is proven that natural fiber is a great alternative to synthetic fiber in the sector of automobiles, railway, and aerospace. Researchers are developing various types of natural fiber-reinforced composites by combining different types of natural fiber such as jute, sisal, coir, hemp, abaca, bamboo, sugar can, kenaf, banana, etc. with various polymers such as polypropylene, epoxy resin, etc. as matrix material. Based on the application and required mechanical and thermal properties, numerous natural fiber-based composite manufacturing processes are available such as injection molding, compression molding, resin transfer molding, hand lay-up, filament welding, pultrusion, autoclave molding, additive manufacturing, etc. The aim of the paper is to present the developments of various manufacturing processes of natural fiber-based composites and obtained mechanical properties.

Current Research and Patents of Plant Fiber Composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Jiankang Wang ◽  
Zhijian Li ◽  
Hongwei Lu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Processing Technology ◽  
Plant Fiber ◽  
Plant Fibers ◽  
Processing Properties ◽  
Fiber Composite Materials

Background: With the improvement of environment protection awareness, human beings have gradually become aware of that the plastic products, waste are harmful to the human living environment. Therefore, research and application of biodegradable materials that do not rely on petroleum resources have become hot topics. Researchers have accelerated the development and promotion of plant fiber because they are good flexibility, relatively rough surface and biodegradable. Objective: The development of plant fiber composites is reviewed, including composition ratio, interfacial modification, processing technology, and the effects of these technologies on the properties of plant fiber composites. Methods: The paper reviews various patents and research developments about plant fiber composite materials. It also analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of various patents and technologies from the aspects of biodegradable ability, mechanical properties, dispersing performance, processing properties, cost, and so on. Results: The component proportion, interface modification, and processing technology of plant fiber composite materials are prospected to improve the quality and application of the plant fiber composite materials in the future development. Conclusion: The considerable attention has been paid on the technology of biodegradable plant fiber composite. The recent patents and technologies have shown us a wider application in biodegradable plant fiber composite. The problems how to improve the mechanical properties of plant fibers, the dispersion properties of plant fibers and resins, and the processing properties of composite materials, will need more and more methods and equipment to solve or simplify.

Non-Wood Lignocellulosic Composites

2017 ◽  
pp. 947-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius C. Barbu ◽  
Roman Reh ◽  
Ayfer Dönmez Çavdar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Plant Fibers ◽  
Labor Conditions ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Cellulose Materials

It would seem that with appropriate treatment almost any agricultural residue may be used as a suitable raw material for the wood-based panels like particle- and fiberboard production. The literature on wood-ligno-cellulose plant composite boards highlights steady interest for the design of new structures and technologies towards products for special applications with higher physical-mechanical properties at relatively low prices. Experimental studies have revealed particular aspects related to the structural composition of ligno-cellulose materials, such as the ratio between the different composing elements, their compatibility, and the types and characteristics of the used resins. Various technologies have been developed for designing and processing composite materials by pressing, extrusion, airflow forming, dry, half-dry, and wet processes, including thermal, chemical, thermo-chemical, thermo-chemo-mechanical treatments, etc. Researchers have undertaken to determine the manufacturing parameters and the physical-mechanical properties of the composite boards and to compare them with the standard PB, MDF, HB, SB made from single-raw material (wood). A great emphasis is placed on the processability of the ligno-cellulose composite boards by classical methods, by modified manufacturing processes, on the types of tools and processing equipment, the automation of the manufacturing technologies, the specific labor conditions, etc. The combinations of wood and plant fibers are successful, since there is obvious compatibility between the macro- and microscopic structures, their chemical composition, and the relatively low manufacturing costs and high performances, as compared to synthetic fiber-based composite materials.

scholarly journals Rush Fibers Reinforced Adobe for Sustainable Building

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2304-2310
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Plant Fibers ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Synthetic Fibers ◽  
Glass Carbon ◽  
Raw Earth

Little consume energy materials have recently received increased attention as an ecological and sustainable alternative. We propose to study a building approach with raw earth (adobe) combined with plant fibers. The latter used as reinforcement in composite materials have specific competitive mechanical properties compared to those of synthetic fibers (glass, carbon, ...) and are an environmentally friendly alternative to these fibers because of their low cost, low density, biodegradability and availability. We describe adobe stabilization and reinforcement process with treated rush fibers. We introduce our approach to formulate an earth mortar allowing the making of blocks of adobe, intended for the construction of works such as walls, arches and domes.

Experimental Testing on Hybrid Composite Materials

2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sathish ◽  
T. Ganapathy ◽  
Thiyagarajan Bhoopathy
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Jute Fiber ◽  
Sisal Fiber

In recent trend, the most used fiber reinforced composite is the glass fiber composite. The glass-fiber composites have high strength and mechanical properties but it is costlier than sisal and jute fiber. Though the availability of the sisal and jute fiber is more, it cannot be used for high strength applications. A high strength-low cost fiber may serve the purpose. This project focuses on the experimental testing of hybrid composite materials. The hybrid composite materials are manufactured using three different fibers - sisal, glass and jute with epoxy resin with weight ratio of fiber to resin as 30:70. Four combinations of composite materials viz., sisal-epoxy, jute-epoxy, sisal-glass-epoxy and sisal-jute-epoxy are manufactured to the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards. The specimens are tested for their mechanical properties such as tensile and impact strength in Universal Testing machine. The results are compared with that of the individual properties of the glass fiber, sisal fiber, jute fiber composite and improvements in the strength-weight ratio and mechanical properties are studied.

scholarly journals Physical and Mechanical Properties of Natural Leaf Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Polyester Composites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1369
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
Lalta Prasad ◽  
Vinay Kumar Patel ◽  
Virendra Kumar ◽  
Anil Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Synthetic Fibre ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fibre Length ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Fibres ◽  
Risk Environment ◽  
Insulation Property ◽  
Natural Leaf

In recent times, demand for light weight and high strength materials fabricated from natural fibres has increased tremendously. The use of natural fibres has rapidly increased due to their high availability, low density, and renewable capability over synthetic fibre. Natural leaf fibres are easy to extract from the plant (retting process is easy), which offers high stiffness, less energy consumption, less health risk, environment friendly, and better insulation property than the synthetic fibre-based composite. Natural leaf fibre composites have low machining wear with low cost and excellent performance in engineering applications, and hence established as superior reinforcing materials compared to other plant fibres. In this review, the physical and mechanical properties of different natural leaf fibre-based composites are addressed. The influences of fibre loading and fibre length on mechanical properties are discussed for different matrices-based composite materials. The surface modifications of natural fibre also play a crucial role in improving physical and mechanical properties regarding composite materials due to improved fibre/matrix adhesion. Additionally, the present review also deals with the effect of silane-treated leaf fibre-reinforced thermoset composite, which play an important role in enhancing the mechanical and physical properties of the composites.

Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Silk and Epoxy Composite Materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 889 ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Norie A. Akeel ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Omar S. Zaroog
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Epoxy Composite ◽  
Mechanical Test ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Equivalent Strength ◽  
Test Impact

This research Investigates the new composite materials are fabricated of two or more materials raised. The fibers material from the sources of natural recycled materials provides certain benefits above synthetic strengthening material given that very less cost, equivalent strength, less density, and the slightest discarded difficulties. In the current experiments, silk and fiber-reinforced epoxy composite material is fabricated and the mechanical properties for the composite materials are assessed. New composite materials samples with the dissimilar fiber weight ratio were made utilizing the compression Molding processes with the pressure of 150 pa at a temperature of 80 °C. All samples were exposed to the mechanical test like a tensile test, impact loading, flexural hardness, and microscopy. The performing results are the maximum stress is 33.4MPa, elastic modulus for the new composite material is 1380 MPa, and hardness value is 20.64 Hv for the material resistance to scratch, SEM analysis of the microstructure of new composite materials with different angles of layers that are more strength use in industrial applications.

Characterization of Hemp Fiber Using Microwave-Assisted Extraction (MAE) Pretreatment

2010 ◽  
Vol 148-149 ◽  
pp. 1594-1599
Author(s):  
Guo Jun Han ◽  
Li Jun Qu ◽  
Xiao Qing Guo
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Microwave Assisted Extraction ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Acid Pretreatment ◽  
Hemp Fiber ◽  
Hemp Fibers ◽  
Microwave Assisted ◽  
Assisted Extraction ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Index Contrast

The main objective of this paper was to investigate a low cost pretreatment method, namely microwave-assisted extraction(MAE) pretreatment, which could be applied to hemp degumming with low environmental impact. Degumming index, contrast of different pretreatment methods, transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and single fiber tensile testing were used to characterise the effect of pretreatment on hemp fibers. In this paper, the results of degumming effect were given comparing MAE pretreatment with acid pretreatment for hemp degumming. It was found that the MAE pretreatment could remove non-cellulosic compounds from hemp bundles effectively with very short period of time. Meanwhile, seen from SEM micrographs, the fibers pretreated by MAE were cleaner than that of fibers pretreated by acid. These results suggested that MAE pretreatment was higher efficiency and more environmental friendly than traditional pretreatment methods.

Green composites: A review of processing technologies and recent applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1145-1171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guravtar Singh Mann ◽  
Lakhwinder Pal Singh ◽  
Pramod Kumar ◽  
Sunpreet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Synthetic Fiber ◽  
Green Composites ◽  
View Point ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Young Researchers

Biocomposites are considered as the next-generation materials as these can be made using natural/green ingredients to offer sustainability, eco-efficiency, and green chemistry. Nowadays, biocomposites are being utilized by numerous sectors, which include automobile, biomedical, energy, toys, sports, and so on. In this review article, an effort has been made to provide a comprehensive assessment of the available green composites and their commonly used processing technologies for the sake of materials’ capabilities to meet up with demands of the present and forthcoming future. Various types of natural fibers have been investigated with polymer matrixes for the production of composite materials that are at par with the synthetic fiber composite. This review article also highlights the requirements of the green composites in various applications with a view point of variability of fibers available and their processing techniques. This review is specially done to strengthen the knowledge bank of the young researchers working in this field.

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