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The use of natural fibres as reinforcements in composites has grown in importance in recent years. Natural fibre composites summarises the wealth of significant recent research in this area.Chapters in part one introduce and explore the structure, properties, processing and applications of natural fibre reinforcements, including those made from wood and cellulosic fibres. Part two describes and illustrates the processing of natural fibre composites. Chapters discuss ethical practices in the processing of green composites, manufacturing methods and compression and injection molding tech

Fibers -- Mechanical properties. --- Fibrous composites -- Testing. --- Fibrous composites. --- Thermoplastic composites. --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Materials Science --- Fiber composites --- Fiber-reinforced composites --- Filament reinforced composites --- Reinforced fibrous composites --- Composite materials

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This book covers the different aspects of tropical natural fibre composites in areas such as properties, design and analysis, manufacturing techniques, material selection of kenaf, oil palm, sugar palm, pineapple leaf, coconut, sugarcane and banana based fibre composites. Important properties such as mechanical and thermal of natural fibres as well their composites are presented. A study on the composite fibre-matrix interface is highlighted together with the design process and analysis of products from natural fibre composites. An overview on the manufacturing techniques (conventionally used to produce fibre glass fibre composites) such as pultrusion and filament winding is described to produce natural fibre composites. The importance of material selection system to obtain the most optimum materials for application in engineering components from natural fibre composites is covered with a strong focus on the concurrent engineering for natural fibre composites.

Fibrous composites. --- Plant fibers. --- Plant textile fibers --- Textile fibers, Plant --- Vegetable fibers --- Fibers --- Plant products --- Fiber plants --- Fiber composites --- Fiber-reinforced composites --- Filament reinforced composites --- Reinforced fibrous composites --- Composite materials --- Wood. --- Engineering design. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Wood Science & Technology. --- Engineering Design. --- Design, Engineering --- Engineering --- Industrial design --- Strains and stresses --- Building materials --- Forest products --- Trees --- Timber --- Design --- Ceramics. --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Composite materials. --- Forest products. --- Forest production --- Botany, Economic --- Commercial products --- Raw materials --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Materials --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay