02102nam a2200289 a 4500 vtls000045740 KUKTEM 20251114204426.0 100512t2009 my ao f m 000 0 eng d THE0005854(Local) 201905131643 aida 201107132319 VLOAD 201005121558 ida UMP TA418.9.F5 T44 2009 rs Bc. Teh, Wai Liang Tensile and flextural strength of natural fibres reinforced epoxy composites / Teh Wai Liang Tensile and flextural strength of natural fibres reinforced epoxy composites [electronic resource] Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2009 xv, 73 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. + 1 computer disc Project paper (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2009 Bibliography : p. 47-49 Due to the environmental aspects, the interest in using natural fibres such as cotton, flax, coir, banana and sisal as reinforcement in plastics had increased dramatically during last few years. The main purposes of this project are to determine and compare the tensile and flexural strength of pure epoxy and natural fibres reinforced epoxy. The natural fibres used for this project were banana stem fibres and coconut coir fibres. The natural fibres were mixed with epoxy and hardener at 10% weight percentage of fibres content. The process employed to fabricate the specimens was hand lay up and the natural fibres was oriented at 90 degree which is parallel to the applied load. The dimensions of the specimens for tensile and flexural test were based on ASTM D638 and ASTM D790 respectively. The results obtained shown that pure epoxy achieved higher in both tensile and flexural strength in comparison with other natural fibres reinforced epoxy composites. Composite materials Fibers Strength of materials Epoxy compounds 0 0 0 1 20000 20000 2019-09-04 0 TA418.9.F5 T44 2009 rs Bc. 0000044387 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM 0 0 0 1 20000 20000 2019-09-04 0 CD 4217 | TA418.9.F5 T44 2009 rs Bc. 0000044388 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM VIRTUA40 1806 1812 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*1000*2450*2460*2600*3000*5020*5040*5200*6500*6501*6502*6503*9992