January 2017
Intermediate to advanced
220 pages
7h 20m
English
S. Panthapulakkal1, L. Raghunanan1, M. Sain1, B. KC2 and J. Tjong3, 1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2PhD Student at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Natural fiber composites and hybrid fiber composites with natural fibers and a small portion of synthetic fibers are gaining momentum in various industry sectors such as automotive, aerospace, construction, sporting goods, and marine applications. The popularity of these composites has resulted mainly from their lightweight, design friendliness, and the awareness towards the sustainable ...