02338nas a2200469   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002100043653002400064653002500088653001500113653000800128653003400136653001300170653003000183653002100213653001300234653002500247653002600272653001900298653001900317653001800336653000800354653003300362653004500395653002800440653002100468653003100489653004100520653001200561653001400573653002400587653001800611100002000629700001900649245010400668856015300772300001200925490000700937520090400944022002001848                                       d10aBending strength10aComposite materials10aComposite morphology10aComposites10aDMA10aDynamical mechanical analysis10aEpoxides10aEpoxy composite laminates10aFicus natalensis10aForestry10aLaminated composites10aMechanical Properties10aNatural Fibers10aNatural Fibers10aReinforcement10aSEM10aScanning electron microscopy10aStatic and dynamic mechanical properties10aStructural applications10aTensile strength10aUnited Nations educational10aScientific and Cultural Organization10aWeaving10abarkcloth10acomposite materials10anatural fiber1 aSamson Rwawiire1 aBlanka Tomkova00aStatic and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Barkcloth (Ficus Natalensis)-Reinforced Epoxy Composite  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961588250&doi=10.1080%2f15440478.2014.984061&partnerID=40&md5=4c8feb3e3bdc9e7be3832be6accb1906  a137-1450 v133 aThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed in 2005 that Ugandan barkcloth largely produced from mutuba tree (Ficus natalensis) as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.” An exploratory investigation of barkcloth a nonwoven material produced through a series of pummeling processes from mutuba tree in Uganda is fronted as reinforcement for epoxy composite laminates. The fabric and composite morphology was investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The composite response to loading against temperature, time, and frequency was investigated using dynamical mechanical analysis (DMA). The results show that the developed composites are stable with considerable tensile strength and bending rigidity thus providing material engineers with the possibility of applying the material for semi-structural applications.  a15440478 (ISSN)