A Review of flax fiber reinforced thermoset polymer composites: Thermal-physical properties, improvements and application

K Malik, F Ahmad, NA Yunus, E Gunister… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Flax is the strongest natural fiber used as reinforcement for polymer-based composites due
to its ecological properties, low specific gravity, renewability, biodegradability, recyclability …

An extensive study on strain dependence of glass fiber-reinforced polymer-based composites

A Farazin, A Khan - The Journal of Strain Analysis for …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Fiber-reinforced polymer-based composites may experience various strain rates under
different dynamic loads. As the mechanical behavior of these composites varies with strain …

On concurrent multiscale topology optimization for porous structures under hygro‐thermo‐elastic multiphysics with considering evaporation

M Al Ali, M Shimoda - International Journal for Numerical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight polymeric and natural composite materials are extensively used in modern
structures, especially with the demands for environmentally friendly products as well as …

Durable mechanical properties of unidirectional flax fiber/phenolic composites under hydrothermal aging

M Cai, X Zhang, B Sun, H Takagi… - … Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural fibers show great potential in polymer composites reinforcement, it remains
challenging to tackle the mechanical stability of the composites under moist/water condition …

[HTML][HTML] Moisture diffusion and tensile properties of epoxy-based and polyurethane-based flax-glass hybrid FRP under hygrothermal and weathering environments

S Huang, L Yan, B Kasal, Y Wei - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents tensile modulus and strength of flax-glass hybrid FRP (HFRP) flat
coupons with different fibre volume fractions and fabric stacking sequences under constant …

Eco-friendly and mechanically reliable alternative to synthetic FRP in externally bonded strengthening of RC beams: Natural FRP

C Chen, Y Yang, J Yu, J Yu, H Tan, L Sui, Y Zhou - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The NFRP shows great advantages over synthetic FRP in terms of eco-friendliness,
recyclability, cost per weight to resist tensile load and bio-degradability. In this study, the …

Analysis of the hygroscopic and hygroelastic behaviours of water aged flax-epoxy composite

B Djellouli, W Zouari, M Assarar, R Ayad - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, an analysis of the hygroscopic and hygroelastic behaviours of unidirectional
flax fibre-reinforced epoxy composite is presented. Samples of this composite material were …

Hygroscopic phase field fracture modelling of composite materials

K Au-Yeung, A Quintanas-Corominas… - Engineering with …, 2023 - Springer
This paper investigates the effect of moisture content upon the degradation behaviour of
composite materials. A coupled phase field framework considering moisture diffusion …

Void and moisture content of fiber reinforced composites

NZM Zuhudi, AF Zulkifli, M Zulkifli… - … research in fluid …, 2021 - semarakilmu.com.my
In this paper, a review of the void and moisture content studies of fiber reinforced composites
for both, synthetic and natural based fibers are presented. The review summarized the …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Biocomposites for Marine Applications: A Review

Y Huang, MTH Sultan, FS Shahar, R Grzejda… - Journal of Composites …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Highly efficient fiber-reinforced composites find extensive application in diverse industries.
Yet, conventional fiber-reinforced composites have significant environmental impacts during …