Void Content, Density and Weight Reduction Studies on Short Bamboo Fiber-Epoxy Composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-130

  Varada Rajulu, A ^a   Narasimha Chary, K ^b   Ramachandra Reddy, G ^c   Meng, Y Z ^d  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c G PULLA REDDY ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^d GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Bamboo fiber; Dendrocalamus strictus; Density; Epoxy resin; Fiber content; Lighter composites; Void content; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; REINFORCEMENT; SOLUTIONS; VOLUME FRACTION;

BAMBOO FIBER; DENDROCALAMUS STRICTUS; FIBER CONTENT; LIGHTER COMPOSITES; VOID CONTENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0742325053     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684404029326     Document Type: Article

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