Browsing by Author "Jayaraman, Jeevan"
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The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Structure and Properties of Hemp/PLA Composites
(The University of Waikato, 2010)This project focuses on bio-derived composites made from poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and hemp as well as the influence of PLA crystallinity on material properties. It is known that crystallinity can occur as spherulites ... -
Influence of loading rate, alkali fibre treatment and crystallinity on fracture toughness of random short hemp fibre reinforced polylactide bio-composites
(Elsevier, 2011)Plane-strain fracture toughness (KIc) of random short hemp fibre reinforced polylactide (PLA) bio-composites was investigated along with the effect of loading rate, fibre treatment and PLA crystallinity. Fracture toughness ...
