TY - JOUR
KW - Bending strength
KW - Composite materials
KW - Composite morphology
KW - Composites
KW - DMA
KW - Dynamical mechanical analysis
KW - Epoxides
KW - Epoxy composite laminates
KW - Ficus natalensis
KW - Forestry
KW - Laminated composites
KW - Mechanical Properties
KW - Natural Fibers
KW - Natural Fibers
KW - Reinforcement
KW - SEM
KW - Scanning electron microscopy
KW - Static and dynamic mechanical properties
KW - Structural applications
KW - Tensile strength
KW - United Nations educational
KW - Scientific and Cultural Organization
KW - Weaving
KW - barkcloth
KW - composite materials
KW - natural fiber
AU - Samson Rwawiire
AU - Blanka Tomkova
AB - The 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.
DO - 10.1080/15440478.2014.984061
M1 - 2
N1 - Publisher: Taylor and Francis Inc.
N2 - The 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.
SP - 137
EP - 145
TI - Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Barkcloth (Ficus Natalensis)-Reinforced Epoxy Composite
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961588250&doi=10.1080%2f15440478.2014.984061&partnerID=40&md5=4c8feb3e3bdc9e7be3832be6accb1906
VL - 13
SN - 15440478 (ISSN)
ER -