Cotton-Bamboo Composite Material and Structure Applications

Abstract

Green material and sustainable technologies have been becoming a heated topic recent years. This study tries to invent cotton-bamboo fiber reinforced composite material, a fully biodegrade green material, based on the preview study and explore the mechanical performance and its structure application. Two sets of experiments were carried out in this research, which are single-shear tensile loading test under ASTM standard and bending test of wind turbine blade. Results revealed that this biodegrade green material have good mechanical properties and can satisfy the requirement of some low-intensity industrial sectors. Further research is needed to apply this cotton-bamboo fiber material in broader market.