Ultra-light-weight composites from bamboo strips and polypropylene web with exceptional flexural properties

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1658-1664

  Huda, Shah ^a   Reddy, Narendra ^a   Yang, Yiqi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Layered structures; B. Strength; Bamboo; D. Mechanical testing; E. Lay up (manual automated)

Indexed keywords

B. STRENGTH; BAMBOO STRIPS; BIO-BASED MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; LAY-UP (MANUAL/AUTOMATED); LAYERED STRUCTURES; LIGHT WEIGHT; SOUND ABSORPTION PROPERTY; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING; YIELD LOAD;

ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; BAMBOO; BENDING STRENGTH; GLASS FIBERS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84862794003     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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