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2.5.3 Aramid Fibre 19
2.6 Natural Fibre-Reinforcements 19
2.6.1 Basalt fibre 25
2.6.2 Jute fibre 26
2.6.3 Flax fibre 27
2.7 Typical Application of Natural Fibre 28
2.8 Matrices 31
2.8.1 Thermoset 31
2.8.1.1 Epoxy 32
2.8.1.2 Polyester 32
2.8.2 Thermoplastic 35
2.9 Composite Processing Method 35
2.10 Previous Literature of Using VIP in the Fabrication of
Composite Materials 37
2.11 Tensile Properties of Fibre Reinforced Polymer
Composites 39
2.12 Flexural Properties of Fibre Reinforced Polymer
Composites 43
2.13 Quasi-Static Indentation Properties of Fibre
Reinforced Polymer Composites 46
2.14 Impact Response of Fibre Reinforced Polymer
Composites 50
2.15 High Strain-Rate Effects of Fibre Reinforced Polymer
Composites 57
2.16 Summary 70
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 73
3.1 Introduction 73
3.2 Fabrication of the Composite Laminates using VIP
Process 75
3.3 Sample Configurations 76
3.4 Physical Test 78
3.4.1 Determination of Composite Density 78
3.4.2 Determination of Constituent Weight and
Volume Fraction 79
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