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    Mechanical, Dynamic Mechanical and Vibration Behavior of Nanoclay Dispersed Natural Fiber Hybrid Intra-ply Woven Fabric Composite
    (Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2016) RAJESH, M.; Jeyaraj, P.; Nagarajan, N.
    Influence of nanoclay dispersion on mechanical, dynamic mechanical and free vibration characteristics of basket type intra-ply woven banana/jute (banana yarn-weft direction, jute yarn-warp direction) hybrid polyester composite has been investigated. Results revealed that loading of nanoclay enhances the mechanical properties of the composite significantly as it improves the adhesion between fiber and matrix. Dynamic mechanical analysis result reveals that nanoclay addition significantly increases the storage modulus and glass transition temperature of the intra-ply hybrid composite. From free vibration studies, carried out on laminated beam like structures, it is found that the natural frequency of the composite laminate increases till 2 wt% of nanoclay while the modal damping increases when the wt% of nanoclay is more than 2. However, due to the agglomeration effect of nanoclay the properties are not improved for nanoclay loading beyond 2 wt%. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Singapore.
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    Dynamic mechanical analysis and free vibration behavior of intra-ply woven natural fiber hybrid polymer composite
    (SAGE Publications Ltd info@sagepub.co.uk, 2016) RAJESH, M.; Jeyaraj, P.
    Influence of nature of weaving pattern and intra-ply hybridization of natural fibers on dynamic mechanical and free vibration characteristics of woven banana/jute polyester composite has been investigated. Results revealed that basket-type composite has better dynamic properties due to uniform stress distribution in both warp and weft directions. Warp jute fiber and weft banana fiber (WJWB) and both warp and weft banana and jute fiber (WAWBJ) intra-ply hybrid composites have better dynamic mechanical behavior as relatively stronger fiber is oriented along the loading direction. Experimental modal analysis carried out on beam-like samples revealed that warp and weft banana and jute fiber intra-ply hybrid composite has better natural frequencies while huckaback woven and warp banana fiber and weft jute fiber composites have better modal damping factors. © The Author(s) 2015.
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    Mechanical characterization of natural fiber intra-ply fabric polymer composites: Influence of chemical modifications
    (SAGE Publications Ltd info@sagepub.co.uk, 2017) RAJESH, M.; Jeyaraj, P.
    The influence of surface treatment (alkali, potassium permanganate, benzoyl chloride and silane) on the mechanical, dynamic mechanical and free vibration properties of intra-ply hybrid banana/jute woven fabric composite has been analyzed. Intra-ply woven fabrics are fabricated by keeping banana yarn in weft direction and jute yarn in warp direction of a basket-type woven fabric. Results reveal that the enhancement of tensile and flexural strengths of the composite due to the chemical treatment is marginal, except for the benzoyl chloride treatment. However, the chemical treatment results in better impact strength compared to the untreated composite. Tensile, flexural and impact strengths of the benzoyl chloride treatment increase by 10%, 30% and 50%, respectively, compared to untreated composite. It is evident from Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectra that benzoyl chloride treatment effectively removes the hemicellulose and lignin content. It is observed that benzoyl chloride and alkali treatment improves the dynamic mechanical characteristics. Experimental modal analysis carried out on intra-ply fabric composites reveals that benzoyl chloride treatment increases the natural frequency significantly compared to the untreated composite. © 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
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    Mechanical behavior of woven natural fiber fabric composites: Effect of weaving architecture, intra-ply hybridization and stacking sequence of fabrics
    (SAGE Publications Ltd info@sagepub.co.uk, 2018) RAJESH, M.; Singh, S.P.; Jeyaraj, P.
    A comprehensive analysis carried out on the mechanical and free vibration properties of woven natural fiber polymer composites is presented. Jute fabric with three different weave types (plain, basket and herringbone) and intra-ply woven jute-banana fabrics are considered for investigation of the effect of weave type of a fabric and its stacking sequence on mechanical, dynamic mechanical and free vibration properties. Enhancement of the properties is found with the number of layers of fabric and better properties obtained for four layers. Uniform stress distribution along warp and weft direction of fabric with basket weave type lead to better properties compared to other weave types for four-layered composites. Intra-ply hybridization of jute-banana also enhances the mechanical properties but slightly less than the jute-basket fabric composite. The investigations on effect of layer sequence of fabrics revealed improvement in mechanical properties. Layered composite with relatively strong intra-ply fabric as the facing layer and relatively weak jute plain fabrics as the core layer has higher tensile and flexural properties. Experimental modal analysis carried out on beam-like composite laminates reveal that natural frequencies and associated modal damping factor are significantly influenced by stacking sequence and weave type of a fabric. The density of the composite calculated based on Archimedes principle matches well with the theoretical values. © 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
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    Dynamic mechanical and free vibration behavior of natural fiber braided fabric composite: Comparison with conventional and knitted fabric composites
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc. cs-journals@wiley.com, 2018) RAJESH, M.; Jeyaraj, P.
    Dynamic mechanical and experimental modal analysis has been performed on braided yarn woven fabric reinforced polyester composites and results are compared with those of conventional twisted yarn woven fabric and knitted woven fabric composites. The results revealed that storage modulus shows an increasing trend across conventional woven, knitted and braided woven fabric reinforcement, in that order. It is also observed that intra-ply hybridization enhances storage modulus and material loss factor of the conventional woven fabric and knitted woven fabric composites. It is also observed that knitted fabric composites have higher loss factors compared with conventional and braided fabric composites. Experimental modal analysis results reveal that the braided yarn fabric enhances the stiffness of the composite structure and hence results in higher natural frequencies while knitted fabric reinforcement enhances modal loss factor of the composite structure due the spiral orientation of yarns and large gaps associated with between the yarns in kitted fabric. POLYM. COMPOS., 39:2479–2489, 2018. © 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers. © 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers
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    Characterization and mechanical properties of sisal fabric reinforced polyvinyl alcohol green composites: Effect of composition and loading direction
    (Institute of Physics Publishing helen.craven@iop.org, 2019) Nagamadhu, M.; Jeyaraj, P.; Mohan Kumar, G.C.M.
    This research focuses on microstructure characterization and exploring mechanical properties of sisal fabric reinforced Polyvinyl Alcohol composites using conventional vacuum-assisted pressure compression method. Naturally available sisal fiber is used as reinforcement material in this composite because of its abundant availability in Southern India. The sisal fiber, PVA and its composites were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Initially, Polyvinyl Alcohol polymer was cross-linked with Glutaraldehyde, and mechanical properties were evaluated. It was observed that 20% Glutaraldehyde and 80% Polyvinyl Alcohol polymer combination yielded best mechanical properties. Further, two plain and one weft rib were considered and their textile properties were characterized. The results revealed that fabric crimp and yarn linear density had significant influence on tensile properties of the fabric. Influence of different fabric properties such as weaving pattern, grams per unit area, and loading direction on mechanical properties of composites were analyzed. The woven fabric having least gram per unit area of sisal resulted in best mechanical properties like tensile, bending, and impact. The weft rib fabric composites in weft direction exhibited best mechanical properties. © 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd.