Water-soaking effect and influence of nanoclay on mechanical properties of bamboo/glass fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid composites

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Figure 1. Preparation of composites.

Table 1. Composite material’s composition (without nanoclay) and notations.

Sl. No	Materials	Notation
1	100 wt.% ER	PE
2	50 wt.% ER and 50 wt.% BF	BE
3	50 wt.% ER, 25 wt.% BF, and 25 wt.% GF	BGE
4	50 wt.% ER and 50 wt.% GF	GE

Table 2. Composite material’s composition (with nanoclay) and notations.

Sl. No	Materials	Notation
1	98 wt.% ER, and 2 wt.% NF	EN
2	48 wt.% ER, 50 wt.% BF, and 2 wt.% NF	BEN
3	48 wt.% ER, 25 wt.% BF, 25 wt.% GF, and 2 wt.% NF	BGEN
4	48 wt.% ER, 50 wt.% GF, and 2 wt.% NF	GEN

BF: bamboo fiber; GF: glass fiber; ER: epoxy resin; NF: nanoclay filler.

Figure 2. Water uptake curves (a) without nanoclay (b) with nanoclay.

Figure 3. Tensile properties of dry and water-soaked specimens (without nanoclay).

Figure 4. Tensile properties of dry and water-soaked specimens (with nanoclay).

Figure 5. SEM images of dry and water-soaked specimens (without nanoclay).

Figure 6. SEM analysis of dry and water-soaked specimens (with nanoclay).

Figure 7. Flexural properties of dry and water-soaked specimens (without nanoclay).

Figure 8. Flexural properties of dry and water-soaked specimens (with nanoclay).

Data availability statement

The data supporting this study’s findings are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.