Effects of water absorption on Napier grass fibre/polyester composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 144, Issue , 2016, Pages 138-146

  Haameem J A , M ^a   Abdul Majid, M S ^a   Afendi, M ^a   Marzuki, H F A ^b   Hilmi, E Ahmad ^b   Fahmi, I ^a   Gibson, A G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^b Advanced Materials Research Centre AMREC   (Malaysia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Fibres; Mechanical properties; Mechanical testing; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; WATER TREATMENT; WEATHERING;

AND SPLITS; FICKIAN DIFFUSION MECHANISM; GRASS FIBRES; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); PULL OUT; SEM ANALYSIS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84959358874     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.02.067     Document Type: Article

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