STUDY ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF BANANA FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES

Abstract

In the present work, the fiber reinforced epoxy composite is fabricated and tested for evaluation of various mechanical properties such as tensile, flexural and impact strength. In this project, composite is made by reinforcing bhimal fiber with epoxy resin. Bhimal fibers are quite a newer novel kind of biodegradable fibers. For using them as reinforcing fibers in biodegradable composite fabrication, their strength and absorption properties under different condition are essential to evaluate. For this purpose the absorption properties of Bhimal fibers have been determined in this paper using UTM. The results are shown in tables and graphs. From the results obtained, it is concluded that the Bhimal fibers have a high mechanical strength, and hence, can be used in applications where high strength are desired. INTRODUCTION: