The effects of alkali treatment on the interfacial adhesion of bamboo fibres

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 139-148

  Wong, K J ^a   Yousif, B F ^b   Low, K O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

alkali treatment; bamboo fibres; interfacial shear strength; polyester

Indexed keywords

ALKALI CONCENTRATIONS; ALKALI TREATMENT; BEFORE AND AFTER; EMBEDMENT LENGTH; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; NAOH CONCENTRATION; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYESTER MATRIX; PULL-OUT TEST; STRAIN AT BREAK;

BAMBOO; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77954846553     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14644207JMDA304     Document Type: Article

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