Advances in Natural-Fiber-Reinforced Composites: A Topical Review

Prajapati, H.; Tevatia, Abhishek; Dixit, Anurag

doi:10.1007/s11029-022-10033-2

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“…In general, plant fibers have the same microstructure despite of the fiber type and species [3]. This makes the analysis easier considering the large range of plant fiber types and species.…”

Section: Fiber Structurementioning

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Durability of Plant Fiber Composites for Structural Application: A Brief Review

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Environmental sustainability and eco-efficiency stand as imperative benchmarks for the upcoming era of materials. The use of sustainable plant fiber composites (PFCs) in structural components has garnered significant interest within industrial community. The durability of PFCs is an important consideration and needs to be well understood before their widespread application. Moisture/water aging, creep properties, and fatigue properties are the most critical aspects of the durability of PFCs. Currently, proposed approaches, such as fiber surface treatments, can alleviate the impact of water uptake on the mechanical properties of PFCs, but complete elimination seems impossible, thus limiting the application of PFCs in moist environments. Creep in PFCs has not received as much attention as water/moisture aging. Existing research has already found the significant creep deformation of PFCs due to the unique microstructure of plant fibers, and fortunately, strengthening fiber-matrix bonding has been reported to effectively improve creep resistance, although data remain limited. Regarding fatigue research in PFCs, most research focuses on tension-tension fatigue properties, but more attention is required on compression-related fatigue properties. PFCs have demonstrated a high endurance of one million cycles under a tension-tension fatigue load at 40% of their ultimate tensile strength (UTS), regardless of plant fiber type and textile architecture. These findings bolster confidence in the use of PFCs for structural applications, provided special measures are taken to alleviate creep and water absorption. This article outlines the current state of the research on the durability of PFCs in terms of the three critical factors mentioned above, and also discusses the associated improvement methods, with the hope that it can provide readers with a comprehensive overview of PFCs’ durability and highlight areas worthy of further research.

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“…[2]. Nevertheless, the extensive utilization of these materials has sparked debates regarding environmental issues [3,4]. Commonly employed reinforcing fibers in FRPs include carbon fibers, glass fibers, and synthetic polymer fibers [5].…”

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Durability of Plant Fiber Composites for Structural Application: A Brief Review

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“…Resin infusion molding (RIM) Thermoset [41] 10. Pultrusion process Thermoset, Thermoplastic [61] pressed by the core side of the mold, while the cavity is subjected to high pressure. The high pressure in the cavity is maintained until the composites solidify, then the composite is removed by opening the mold.…”

Section: Natural Fiber-reinforced Compositementioning

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Damage mechanisms and constitutive models for natural fiber‐based green composites: A review

Kumar

Tevatia

Dixit³

2022

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Natural fibers are capable substitutes to conventional synthetic fibers, primarily because of their economic and environmental advantages, as well as they find widespread applications in textile, construction, and non-load-bearing applications in the case of automotive and aircraft industries. This paper presents a comprehensive review of natural fiber-reinforced composites, focusing on their failure behavior, failure modelling techniques, and associated theories. Finite element modelling is widely applied in the damage modelling of natural fiber as well as natural fiber-based green composites. Formation of representative volume elements in conjunction with homogenization emerges to be the common and most effective multi-scale technique used for determining the effect of microstructures on the thermal and mechanical properties of the natural fiber-reinforced composite. To provide a better understanding of the insight of damage aspects of natural fiber composites an up-to-date review catering to various aspects ranging from its manufacturing techniques, failure processes and mechanisms, finite element modelling techniques, and mechanical performance is very much required. This review aims to address the above-stated issues, challenges, and details of achievements made with them.

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Assessing compressive mechanical behavior of woven fabric green textile composite using finite element method

Kumar,

Tevatia,

Dixit

2024

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The research aims to forecast the mechanical performance of a hybrid woven fabric natural composite subjected to compression, utilizing the three‐dimensional finite element method. A detailed finite element model of a plain woven fabric unit cell is created and analyzed for different materials like flax, basalt, and jute, and combinations of these materials (inter‐yarn hybrid basalt‐flax, jute‐flax and basalt‐jute fabrics). It is observed that fabric‘s response to compression is mainly influenced by the transverse longitudinal shear behaviour and the stiffness of the yarn cross‐section. Compression of single‐layer woven fabric involves yarn bending and compaction, resulting in varying fiber volume fractions in different areas due to compaction. The basalt‐jute hybrid plain woven fabric outperformed other plant‐based fiber fabrics with a polypropylene matrix in terms of mechanical performance under compression. Increase in yarn spacing and fabric thickness resulted in higher strain energy and displacement, attributed to changes in fiber volume fraction and crimp angle. Whereas, increasing yarn width led to a stiffer fabric due to increased contact area at the crossover region and higher bending rigidity, resulting in decreased strain energy and displacement. Importantly, this developed model can effectively simulate textile fabrics with diverse weaving patterns, material properties, and loading conditions.

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Advances in Natural-Fiber-Reinforced Composites: A Topical Review

Cited by 10 publications

References 251 publications

Durability of Plant Fiber Composites for Structural Application: A Brief Review

Durability of Plant Fiber Composites for Structural Application: A Brief Review

Damage mechanisms and constitutive models for natural fiber‐based green composites: A review

Assessing compressive mechanical behavior of woven fabric green textile composite using finite element method

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