Extraction and tensile properties of natural fibers: Vakka, date and bamboo

Composite Structures

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 288-295

  Rao, K Murali Mohan ^a   Rao, K Mohana ^b  

^a V R SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b PVP SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Fibers; Mechanical properties; Natural fibers

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; EXTRACTION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE; LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITES; POLYMERIC MATRIX;

NATURAL FIBERS;

BAMBOO FIBER; BANANA FIBER; EXTRACTION METHOD; NATURAL FIBER; SISAL FIBER; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 33750624031     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.07.023     Document Type: Article

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