Mode I Fracture Toughness of Banana Fiber and Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites

Mode I Fracture Toughness of Banana Fiber and Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites V. Santhanam Sathyabama University M. Chandrasekaran Vels University N. Venkateshwaran Anna University A. Elayaperumal Anna University
Although fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) have until now been largely applied to various fields of engineering, these materials have also been used in many technical applications, especially where high strength and stiffness are required, but with low component weight. Among various natural fibers, banana fiber is of particular interest in that its composites have high tensile strength, high tensile modulus, and low elongation at break beside its low cost and eases of availability. In this study, banana fiber and glass fiber reinforced polyester Resin composites were prepared using hand lay up technique . Experiments are conducted to compare and to find the effect of fiber volume fraction on mode I fracture toughness of both composites.
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