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Abstract
This paper presents the influence of nanoclay and E-glass fibre reinforcement on impact response in polymer composite laminates under low velocity impact loading conditions. Glass fibre reinforced epoxy/nanoclay composites were prepared by hand lay-up techniques. Morphological studies using SEM and XRD revealed that fully intercalation of nanoclay in epoxy system. The result showed that the energy absorption became more efficient and also increased by 21% for CSM fibre composites at the velocity of 4.42 m/s, when 3% nanoclay was added. The fracture surface of the nanocomposites was analyzed using the Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to characterize the damage progression.