Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials

• Main Authors: Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar, Ng, Lin Feng, Kamarolzaman, Anita Akmar, Hong, Tzy Yi, Ab Ghani, Ahmad Fuad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2021
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25758/2/MECHANICAL%20CHARACTERISATION%20OF%20WOVEN%20KENAF%20FABRIC%20AS%20REINFORCEMENT%20FOR%20COMPOSITE%20MATERIALS.PDF; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25758/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642827?journalCode=wjnf20; https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642827

Kenaf is one of the common economic crops favoured by many plantations due to its many uses. The fabric is produced from the bast fibres of kenaf plant which is biodegradable and tough. This research aims at investigating the effect of fabric orientation, moisture content and different batches (stor...