Plant fibres, perceived as environmentally sustainable substitutes to E-glass, are increasingly
being employed as reinforcements in polymer matrix composites. However, despite the …

For the past 15 years, there has been tremendous interest and technological development
concerning biocomposites. Plant fibres can be derived from a multitude of natural agro-…

Trees, and their derivative products, have been used by societies around the world for
thousands of years. Contemporary construction of tall buildings from timber, in whole or in part, …

To aid design engineers in closing the existing gap between current scientific knowledge
and actual market applications of plant fibre reinforced plastics (PFRPs), this article provides …

In directly addressing the question, ‘can flax replace E-glass as a reinforcement for
structural composites?’, this manuscript adopts a novel comparative case study approach to …

With the growing interest in bio-based composites as alternatives to traditional glass fibre
reinforced composites (GFRPs), there has been a persistent rise in the commercial use of plant …

The effect of fibre volume fraction on the physical and tensile properties of aligned plant fibre
composites (PFCs) produced via vacuum infusion has been investigated. There is no clear …

The structural potential of plant fibres as reinforcing agents can only be realized when the
highest reinforcement efficiency is employed. Hence, aligned plant fibre composites are of …

There is a noticeable lack of fatigue data on plant fibre composites (PFCs) which seriously
limits their prospective use in fatigue critical components. The objective of this manuscript is to …

The non-linear stress–strain behaviour of plant fibre composites is well-known in the scientific
community. Yet, the important consequences of this, in terms of the evolution of stiffness as …