Injection-molded natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites–a review

MS Rabbi, T Islam, GMS Islam - International Journal of Mechanical and …, 2021 - Springer
For the last couple of decades, researchers have been trying to explore eco-friendly
materials which would significantly reduce the dependency on synthetic fibers and their …

Processing and properties of jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) fibres and their sustainable composite materials: a review

M Ramesh, C Deepa - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Materials that are non-toxic and environmentally friendly are in demand due to the lack of
resources and increasing contamination of the environment. In this case, fibre-reinforced …

Evaluation of the damping of hybrid carbon–flax reinforced composites

M Assarar, W Zouari, H Sabhi, R Ayad, JM Berthelot - Composite Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
The object of the paper is to investigate the effects of staking sequences and hybridation on
the damping properties of flax–carbon twill epoxy composites. Various staking sequences of …

Damage mechanisms assessment of hybrid flax-glass fibre composites using acoustic emission

EH Saidane, D Scida, M Assarar, R Ayad - Composite Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents an assessment of the damage mechanisms occurring during tensile tests
in hybrid flax-glass fibres reinforced epoxy composites. The samples were composed of twill …

Effect of water ageing on the mechanical and damping properties of flax-fibre reinforced composite materials

K Cheour, M Assarar, D Scida, R Ayad, XL Gong - Composite Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to study the effect of water ageing of quasi-Unidirectional Flax fibre
Reinforced Epoxy (UFRE) composites on their mechanical and damping properties. The …

Effect of alkali treatment on Alfa fibre as reinforcement for polypropylene based eco-composites: Mechanical behaviour and water ageing

FE El-Abbassi, M Assarar, R Ayad, N Lamdouar - Composite Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper aims at investigating the effect of alkali treatment and water ageing on several
short Alfa fibre reinforced polypropylene composites. For this purpose, different composites …

Mode-I interlaminar fracture toughness of flax, glass and hybrid flax-glass fibre woven composites: Failure mechanism evaluation using acoustic emission analysis

EH Saidane, D Scida, MJ Pac, R Ayad - Polymer Testing, 2019 - Elsevier
The mode-I interlaminar fracture toughness of flax, glass and hybrid flax-glass fibre woven
composites was studied by using a DCB test. The acoustic emission signals recorded during …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of geometric dimensions and fibre orientation on 3D moisture diffusion in flax fibre reinforced thermoplastic and thermosetting composites

A Chilali, M Assarar, W Zouari, H Kebir… - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the diffusion behaviour of twill flax fabrics reinforced
thermoplastic and thermosetting composites elaborated by the vacuum infusion technique …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ damage self-monitoring of fiber-reinforced composite by integrating self-powered ZnO nanowires decorated carbon fabric

X Chen, S Cheng, K Wen, C Wang, J Zhang… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The tradeoff between damage self-sensing abilities and mechanical properties of
composites is still a challenge for incorporating functional materials as potential sensing …

Failure assessment and evaluation of damage development and crack growth in polymer composites via localization of acoustic emission events: a review

G Romhány, T Czigány, J Karger-Kocsis - Polymer Reviews, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This review aims at showing how the location of acoustic emission (AE) in loaded polymer
composites can be used to get a deeper insight into the onset and growth of damage, and …