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Experimental and numerical assessment of the flexural response of banana fiber sandwich epoxy composite

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dc.contributor.authorChenrayan V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGebremaryam G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShahapurkar K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMani K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFouad Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKalam M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMubarak N.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSoudagar M.E.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbusahmin B.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57197452830en_US
dc.contributor.authorid58662688000en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57196344622en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55682460700en_US
dc.contributor.authorid6603123645en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55103352400en_US
dc.contributor.authorid36634677600en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57194384501en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57203419112en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-14T03:17:28Z
dc.date.available2024-10-14T03:17:28Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractRecently, most service or product-oriented industries have been focusing on their activities to uphold the green and sustainable environment protocol owing to the increased environmental pollution. Concerning this issue, industries are now concentrating on developing recyclable or waste materials products. This research advocates developing and validating a banana fiber sandwich composite to promote the beneficial usage of bio-waste. The composite sandwich specimens were fabricated with resin-impregnated woven banana fiber mat as a skin, and the core was reinforced with three different weight percentages (5, 7.5 and 10%) of chopped banana fiber. The sandwich specimens were pressed into a three-point bending test to validate the structural integrity. The flexural characteristics like flexural strength and modulus were examined experimentally, whereas the key strength indices like flexural stiffness and core shear modulus were evaluated analytically. Post-fracture surfaces were studied through a scanning electron microscope to investigate the failure mechanism. The experimental and analytical results indicate that 10% banana fiber content in the sandwich core increases the flexural strength and flexural modulus to 225% and 147%, respectively, compared to the neat epoxy core. The numerical simulation was also performed through FEA to validate the experimental findings. The numerical results are in good concurrence with the experimental one. � 2023, Springer Nature Limited.en_US
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dc.identifier.ArtNo18156
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-023-45460-1
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85174830466
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85174830466&doi=10.1038%2fs41598-023-45460-1&partnerID=40&md5=09e8c136708e79c4bf2e617a3bd44947
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/33935
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.publisherNature Researchen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofGold Open Access
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleScientific Reports
dc.titleExperimental and numerical assessment of the flexural response of banana fiber sandwich epoxy compositeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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