In recent years, both industrial and academic world are focussing their attention toward the
development of sustainable composites, reinforced with natural fibres. In particular, among …

A recent increase in the use of ecofriendly, natural fibers as reinforcement for the fabrication
of lightweight, low cost polymer composites can be seen globally. One such material of …

Fiber-reinforced polymer composites have excellent mechanical properties and outstanding
development potential and are cost-effective. They have increasingly been used in …

Basalt mineral fibre, made directly from basalt rock, has good mechanical behavior, superior
thermal stability, better chemical durability, good moisture resistance and can easily be …

Natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) are being widely used in aerospace,
marine, automotive and healthcare applications due to their sustainability, low cost and …

Matrix cracking which is the major initial form of damage in fiber reinforced polymer
composites plays significant role in determining the fracture toughness. The fast crack …

This work focuses on the experimental investigation of the residual flexural strength of
hemp/epoxy, basalt/epoxy and hybrid (hemp-basalt)/epoxy composite laminates subjected …

The reinforcement of polymer composites using plant fibres has received vast and growing
attention for investigation owing to their capability to serve as semi-structural materials …

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) after low-velocity impact is detected using infrared
thermography, and different damages in the impacted composites are analyzed in the …

In this work, a study on the aging resistance of jute and jute-basalt interply hybrid laminates
exposed to salt-fog is presented with the aim to investigate the possibility to enhance the …