Mechanical Engineering
NOTICE OF SEMINAR PRESENTATION
CANDIDATE: Reza Beigpour
DEGREE SOUGHT: PhD
DATE: 6/27/2025
TIME: 11:30am
PLACE: Room 1102 CEI
TITLE: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Biodegradable Hybrid Composite under Tensile and Three-Point Bending Tests.
Abstract
Kenaf and cotton are agricultural materials used in a variety of applications around the world, and they are undoubtedly one of the most valuable natural fiber plants. Due to their strong tensile properties and high strength-to-weight ratio, polymer composite laminates with natural reinforcing fibers are very common. These composites have been the most popular due to their ease of molding, chemical resistance, physical and mechanical properties, proper bonding of the substrate to the fibers, and the ability to be used in a wide variety of applications. In this research, the mechanical properties of a hybrid green kenaf-cotton composite laminates which were made by using a dissolved mixture of chloroform and Polylactic Acid as matrix material, have been studied experimentally. Besides, the properties of this structure were investigated by finite element method (FEM) simulations, and to validate the research achievements, the results were checked by tensile and three-point bending tests.