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Javanshour Farzin*, Prapavesis Alexandros, Layek Rama Kanta, Van Vuure Aart Willem, Sarlin Essi
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
The long-term performance of natural fibre reinforced thermoplastic (NFRP) composites is critical for developing more sustainable structures. The defects developed in NFRP due to fibre swelling and shrinkage in wet service conditions constitute a significant issue. Here, a method for restricting the in-service swelling and shrinkage of NFRP is proposed. The NFRP composites were processed with swollen fibres stored in moist conditions before thermoplastic resin infusion. The swelling of water-saturated NFRP was decreased up to 56% by non-dry fibres. The similar in-plane shear strength and transverse tensile strength of NFRP composites processed with oven-dried and preconditioned fibres (at 50% RH) showed the in-situ polymerisation of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to be insensitive to moisture. Processing composites with preconditioned fibres (at 90% RH) decreased the water immersion ageing sensitivity for in-plane shear properties of NFRP from 30% to nearly zero.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability |
Editors | Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Veronique Michaud |
Publisher | EPFL-CCLab : Composite construction laboratory |
Pages | 1031-1038 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-297016140-0 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022 - Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 26 Jun 2022 → 30 Jun 2022 |
Conference | 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022 |
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Country/Territory | Switzerland |
City | Lausanne |
Period | 26/06/22 → 30/06/22 |
This project was funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 764713-FibreNet.
Research output: Thesis › Dissertation › Collection of Articles