Use of natural vegetable fibers in cementitious composites: Concepts and applications

MT Marvila, HA Rocha, ARG de Azevedo… - Innovative Infrastructure …, 2021 - Springer
The application of vegetable fibers has gained great notoriety as a building material, due to
its availability, mechanical properties and low cost. In this sense, the objective of this work is …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to resolve intrinsic conflicts between strength and toughness in polyethylene composites

K Shirvanimoghaddam, KV Balaji, M Ahmadi… - Advanced Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The brittle fracture pattern in plastics associated with low toughness performance have a
negative effect on their performance especially for long-term and specialized applications …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure and damage evolution in short carbon fibre 3D-printed composites during tensile straining

JHS Almeida Jr, A Miettinen, F Léonard… - Composites Part B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Short-fibre thermoplastic composites offer a balance between cost, processability, and
performance, as well as providing a use for recycled fibres making them attractive in various …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of kraft pulp fibres and the corresponding fibrillated materials as reinforcement of LDPE-and HDPE-biocomposites

S Rodríguez-Fabià, C Zarna… - Composites Part A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) have been proposed as reinforcement for thermoplastic
polymers due to their potentially superior mechanical properties. However, it seems still …

[HTML][HTML] Structural design parameters of laminated composites for marine applications: Milestone study and extended review on current technology and engineering

DP Islami, AF Muzaqih, R Adiputra, AR Prabowo… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The demand for the application of laminated composite materials is getting significant in the
marine industry due to the advantages of use and life, maintenance, and efficiency of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of alkali treatment of Salacca Zalacca fiber (SZF) on mechanical properties of HDPE composite reinforced with SZF

D Ariawan, TS Rivai, E Surojo, S Hidayatulloh… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advanced developments of design and structure industries require modern material which
both complies with green environment issues to reduce non-renewable resources, and also …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of Agave cantala-based composite fibers as prosthetic socket materials accounting for a variety of alkali and microcrystalline cellulose treatments

S Sakuri, E Surojo, D Ariawan, AR Prabowo - Theoretical and Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was aimed to determine the mechanical strength of composites made from Agave
cantala with an unsaturated polyester matrix and microcrystalline cellulose. Cantala fiber …

An integrated approach to evaluate mechanical performance of date palm filler reinforced polypropylene

KI Alzebdeh, MMA Nassar - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the mechanical properties of newly developed bio-composites comprising both
untreated and chemically treated date palm agro-residue fillers and polypropylene matrix …

Multi-fidelity model using GRNN and ANFIS algorithms-based fracture criterion for predicting mixed-mode I-II of sugarcane leaves/epoxy composite

A Wiangkham, A Ariyarit, A Timtong… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence plays a huge role in solving engineering problems. In the fracture
mechanics field, artificial intelligence is used to predict fracture behavior or parameters …

Characterization of sandwich materials–Nomex-Aramid carbon fiber performances under mechanical loadings: Nonlinear FE and convergence studies

AM Naufal, AR Prabowo, T Muttaqie… - Reviews on Advanced …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Composites are becoming materials of the future. Composite applications have become
popular in the air as airframes in the aerospace industry to the deepest seas in the form of …