The tensile and water absorption behaviors of the prepared composite samples were experimentally studied as per the standard of ASTM. The obtained results from the experiments revealed that the stacking sequence of the fiber has a great effect on the tensile and water absorption properties of the composite. | Experimental and numerical investigation on the tensile and water absorption behavior of jute carbon reinforced epoxy composite International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology IJMET Volume 11 Issue 2 February 2020 pp. 130-140 Article ID IJMET_11_02_012 Available online at http ijmet JType IJMET amp VType 11 amp IType 2 ISSN Print 0976-6340 and ISSN Online 0976-6359 IAEME Publication EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE TENSILE AND WATER ABSORPTION BEHAVIOR OF JUTE CARBON REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITE Abu Shaid Sujon Nagib Mehfuz Mohammad Ahsan Habib Islamic University of Technology Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering Board Bazar Gazipur -1704 Bangladesh ABSTRACT Now a days traditional metallic and alloy material are replaced with the fiber based composite material in numerous engineering application. The effect of stacking sequence on tensile and flexural properties of epoxy-based carbon and jute fiber composites has been investigated experimentally and numerically in this paper. Six layers of woven unidirectional jute fiber and four-layer of carbon fiber has been fabricated by vacuum assisted resin infusion process with five different stacking sequences. The tensile and water absorption behaviors of the prepared composite samples were experimentally studied as per the standard of ASTM. The obtained results from the experiments revealed that the stacking sequence of the fiber has a great effect on the tensile and water absorption properties of the composite. To validate the experimental result of the tensile test the exact 3 D model of the composite laminates were imported to a Finite Element Analysis FEA software with the exact experimental condition. The predicted FEA results were compared with the experimental results and a good similarity between them has been observed. Keywords Stacking sequences Hybrid laminates Jute fiber Carbon fiber Mechanical properties Finite element analysis. Cite this .
