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Experimental Investigation of Tensile Strength of Bamboo Fiber/Synthetic Glass Fiber

  1. Srikanth Holalu Venkataramana Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Nitte Deemed to be University, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
  2. Sambhaji Shivaji Lore Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Nitte Deemed to be University Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
  3. Vidyasagar Shetty Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nitte Deemed to be University, NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte
  4. Mahesh Kumar C L Department of Civil Engineering, Nitte Deemed to be University, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
  5. Rajadurai Murugesan Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Nitte Deemed to be University, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
  6. Sheethal Ravi Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Nitte Deemed to be University, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
  7. Yashwanth Kumar Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Nitte Deemed to be University, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru

Abstract

In this work, hybrid fiber reinforced composites (HFRCs) with enhanced mechanical and physical characteristics are created by reinforcing composite laminates using a blend of natural bamboo fiber and synthetic glass fiber. The primary goal of the inquiry is to assess these composites' tensile and impact properties. In comparison to non-hybrid composites, the hybrid composite, which consists of two layers of bamboo fiber and one layer of bidirectional glass fiber, had the highest tensile strength among the configurations examined. This is explained by the reinforcing action of bidirectional glass fibers, which more efficiently disperse the stress in several directions. The findings also show that bidirectional glass fiber has a substantially better tensile strength than composites made of one layer of unidirectional glass fiber and two layers of bamboo fiber. The benefit of hybridization is further supported by the discovery that composites composed completely of bamboo fibers in three layers have a much lower tensile strength. It has been shown that hybrid composites have almost double the tensile strength of laminates made entirely of bamboo fiber. Furthermore, bamboo fiber composites exhibit better tensile performance when compared to hybrid laminates that incorporate coconut sheath. Surprisingly, impact testing demonstrates a different pattern: out of all the combinations, the composite with three layers of bamboo fiber exhibits the highest impact energy absorption. This implies that although tensile strength is improved by hybridization, impact resistance is more successfully contributed by the inherent toughness of bamboo fibers, underscoring the need of customizing composite design according to particular mechanical performance requirements.

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