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Adhesive joining behaviour of banana/bagasse/epoxy composites with different joint designs

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In today’s scenario, the research fraternity is shifting focus from synthetic fiber reinforced composites to natural fiber reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) to fulfill the sustainability goals. India stands first in the cultivation of banana and second in the cultivation of sugarcane. Therefore, these fibers are selected as reinforcement for the current research investigation. The hand-lay-up technique was employed for the development of composite specimens. Mechanical properties of composites were experimentally recorded in terms of tensile and flexural strength, and it was observed that mixing of fibers (short) in the epoxy resulted in enhanced mechanical properties. The strength of composite was observed to increase for both types of specimens as the percentage of reinforcement increased. Increment of 12.5% and 49.7% in tensile strength was reported for 15 BGFEC and 20 BGFEC as compared to 10 BGFEC. Similarly, 27.3% and 39.9% increment in tensile strength was reported for 15 BFEC and 20 BFEC as compared to 10 BFEC. Joining behavior of NFRPCs was investigated using an adhesive bonding technique with three different joint configurations, with epoxy filled holes in overlap area (J-1: pure epoxy; J-2: four drilled holes, 2 mm diameter; and J-3: four drilled holes, 4 mm diameter). The experimental results revealed that different hole configurations have shown significant improvement on joint strength as compared to pure epoxy. The joint strength of J-2 and J-3 configuration was improved due to anchorage/hinge effect provided by adhesive present inside the holes in the overlap area. Among all the joint configurations, J-3 joint configuration of 15% BFEC has shown highest joint strength in terms of failure load.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, Uttarakhand, India

    Jayant Kumar, Yashpal Singh, Tejas Naik, Ram Singh Rana & Inderdeep Singh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Katihar Engineering College, Katihar, 854109, Bihar, India

    Jayant Kumar

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, Srinagar, 246174, Uttarakhand, India

    Pawan Kumar Rakesh

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Jayant Kumar (Experimentation, original draft), Yashpal Singh (Design of article, original draft), Tejas Naik (Drafted the article), Ram Singh Rana (Design of article), Pawan Kumar Rakesh (revised it critically for important intellectual content), Inderdeep Singh (revised it critically for important intellectual content).

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Kumar, J., Singh, Y., Naik, T. et al. Adhesive joining behaviour of banana/bagasse/epoxy composites with different joint designs. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04904-4

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