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dc.contributor.authorVirk, Amandeep Singh
dc.contributor.authorHall, Wayne
dc.contributor.authorSummerscales, John
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:40:01Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:40:01Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2010-09-16T08:19:59Z
dc.identifier.issn0266-3538
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.02.018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/34045
dc.description.abstractNatural fibre composites are often considered to be problematic because of the high variability in their mechanical properties. This short communication considers the statistical variation in the two key fracture properties (strain and strength) for data obtained from tests on 785 jute technical fibres. The fibre strength does have high variability, which arises from the difficulty of determining an accurate fibre cross-sectional area (CSA). Failure strain is more consistent as this property is independent of the fibre cross-section. The authors therefore recommend that the use of failure strain as the key design criterion for natural fibre composites would expedite the adoption of these materials in the market.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom995
dc.relation.ispartofpageto999
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalComposites Science and Technology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume70
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchComposite and hybrid materials
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode401602
dc.titleFailure Strain as the key design criterion for fracture of natural fibre composites
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHall, Wayne


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