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Studies of Sisal Fiber-Containing Composites

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Pages 36-46 | Received 14 Mar 2006, Accepted 05 Jun 2007, Published online: 11 Oct 2008
 

ABSTRACT

The composite materials are of significant importance to the current technological development. Any type of fiber, mechanical properties of which make it exploitable, should be thoroughly studied from the point of view of its potential applications. Our study has been focused on sisal plant fiber that is a local product in the countries of Mediterranean rim. The choice of the sisal plant for its possible industrial application resulted, on the one hand, from its availability in the Mediterranean Basin, and on the other hand, from its high content of fibers necessary for the development of a composite.

Results of the determination of the physicomechanical properties of sisal fibers and experiments on the mechanical behavior of a composite consisting of saturated polyester matrix and polyepoxy resin reinforced by either sisal fiber or by glass fiber with different percentages are presented in the paper.

Notes

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Berthelot, J. -M. 1999. Matériaux composites — comportement mécanique et analyse des structures. -Paris, Tech & doc, -642p.

Berthelot, J. -M.; Louendi, F. July 2004. Statistical investigation of the fracture behaviour of inhomogeneous materials in tension and three-point bending. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 71(11) July 2004, 1535–1556; Revue Française de mécanique. 2001 2: 89–97.

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