Abstract

While composites of natural fibers have got more attraction because of their advantages, there are some limitations. Therefore, hybridization is a way to minimize some of the limitations of natural fibers composite. This article reports on the study conducted to investigate the mechanical properties of a hybrid glass/water hyacinth reinforced polymer composite using five different forms of volume fractions. The hybrid composite was prepared by hand lay-up method according to ASTM D3410 and ASTM D3039 standards for compression and tensile tests, respectively. The material properties of the composite were analyzed to explore the influence of fiber volume fraction. The results indicate that the mechanical properties change as a function of the volume fraction. Thus, the addition of glass fibers influenced the results of both tensile and compressive properties.

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