Finite Element Analysis of a Natural Fiber (Maize) Composite Beam
Journal Title: International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER) - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Natural fiber composite are termed as biocomposites or green composites. These fibers are green, biogradable, and recyclable and have good properties such as low density and low cost when compared to synthetic fibers.The present work is investigated on the finite element analysis of the natural fiber (maize) composite beam, processed by means of hand lay-up method. Composite beam material is composed of stalk-based fiber of maize and unsaturated polyester resin polymer resin polymer as matrix with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) as a catalyst and cobalt octoate as a promoter. The material was modeled and resembled as a structural beam using suitable assumption and analyzed by means of finite element method using ANSYS software for determining the deflection and stress properties. Morphological analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis for the fiber were examined by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffractometer. From the results, it has been found that the finite element values are acceptable with proper assumptions, and the prepared natural fiber composite beam material can be used for structural engineering applications.
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T. Subramani1 , S. Vishnupriya2
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