Journal of Material Sciences & Engineering

Belete Sirhabizu

Publications

• Research Article
  Study and Characterization of Flexural and Tensile Properties of Hybrid Bamboo/Sisal Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite
  Author(s): Sheleme Mosisa and Belete SirhabizuSheleme Mosisa and Belete Sirhabizu
  
  Bamboo and Sisal fibers are among the most common used reinforcement materials in the fabrication of new natural fiber based composite materials. In this work, an attempt is made to fabricate, characterize and analyze the mechanical property of hybrid sisal/bamboo fibers reinforced epoxy matrix composite. The fibers were manually extracted from sisal and bamboo plants. After extraction, bamboo and sisal fibers were chemically treated with 8% and 5% sodium hydroxide respectively, to remove the extra lignin and hemicelluloses so that the bond and interfacial, shear strength of the fibres can be improved. The experiment was conducted based on Taguchi experimental method by considering weight fraction of hybrid sisal/bamboo fibers, fibers orientation and curing temperature as basic parameters which affect product strength. Hand lay-up and compression techniques were employed in the fabric.. Read More»
  

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