Mechanical Properties of Bamboo and Jute Fibers Filled with Coconut Shell Ash Reinforced Composites with Epoxy Composites

Abstract

Environmental awareness today motivates the researchers, worldwide on the studies of natural fiber reinforced polymer composite and cost-effective option to synthetic fiber reinforced composites. The availability of natural fibers and ease of manufacturing have tempted researchers to try locally available inexpensive fibers and to study their feasibility of reinforcement purposes and to what extent they satisfy the required specifications of good reinforced polymer composite for different applications. The study is dissertation involves investigation of two distinct problems of natural fiber composites. An experimental investigation of favourable mechanical properties of jute & bamboo fibers / coconut shell powder reinforced in epoxy composite. Also, investigation of investigate influence of mechanical properties by addition of coconut shell powder to differently oriented natural fiber reinforced in thermosetting matrix composite. To study the mechanical properties of the composite, differently oriented fiber has been taken. Usual hand lay-up technique has been adopted for manufacturing the composite. All these tests have been carried out as per ASTM standard.