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Aramid Fibre 19

Natural Fibre-Reinforcements 19
Basalt fibre 25

Jute fibre 26

Flax fibre 27

Typical Application of Natural Fibre 28

Matrices 31
Thermoset 31

2.8.1.1 Epoxy 32

2.8.1.2 Polyester 32
Thermoplastic 35

Composite Processing Method 35
Previous Literature of Using VIP in the Fabrication of
Composite Materials 37

Tensile Properties of Fibre Reinforced Polymer
Composites 39

Flexural Properties of Fibre Reinforced Polymer
Composites 43

Quasi-Static Indentation Properties of Fibre
Reinforced Polymer Composites 46

Impact Response of Fibre Reinforced Polymer
Composites 50
High Strain-Rate Effects of Fibre Reinforced Polymer
Composites 57

Summary 70

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 73

Introduction 73

Fabrication of the Composite Laminates using VIP
Process 75

Sample Configurations 76

Physical Test 78
Determination of Composite Density 78

Determination of Constituent Weight and
Volume Fraction 79

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