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3.5 Mechanical Test 80
3.5.1 Tensile Test 80
3.5.2 Flexural Test 81
3.5.3 Quasi-Static Indentation Test 82
3.5.4 Low Velocity Impact Test 84
3.5.5 Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) Test 86
3.6 Damage Mechanism Evaluation 92
3.6.1 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) 92
3.6.2 Optical Microscopy 93
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 95
4.1 Introduction 95
4.2 Hybrid and Pure Samples 96
4.3 Volume Fraction and Weight Fraction of Fibre and
Matrix for Hybrid and Pure Composites 96
4.4 Static Analysis 98
4.5 Dynamic Analysis 98
4.6 Tensile Property 99
4.6.1 The Effects of Stacking Sequence on Tensile
Properties of E-glass/Basalt, E-glass/Jute and
E-glass/Flax 100
4.6.2 The Effects of Hybridisation on Tensile
Properties of Hybrid and Pure Composites 101
4.6.3 The Effect of Reinforcement Selection on the
Tensile Properties in the Combination of E-
glass with Basalt, Jute or Flax Fibres 104
4.6.4 Tensile Fracture Analysis 106
4.7 Flexural Property 109
4.7.1 The Effects of Stacking Sequence on Flexural
Properties of E-glass/Basalt, E-glass/Jute and
E-glass/Flax 110
4.7.2 The Effects of Hybridisation on Flexural
Properties of Hybrid and Pure Composites 113
4.7.3 The Effect of Reinforcement Selection on the
Flexural Properties in the Combination of E-
glass with Basalt, Jute or Flax Fibres 116
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