Mechanical properties of banana empty fruit bunch fibre reinforced polyester composites

Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-167

  Ratna Prasad, A V ^a,b   Mohana Rao, K ^a   Nagasrinivasulub, G ^a  

^a V R SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Banana empty fruit bunch fibre; Mechanical properties; Natural fibres; Polyester; Reinforced composite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; NATURAL FIBER; POLYESTER FIBER; RESIN; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 67849106107     PISSN: 09710426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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