Mechanical Characterization on Woven Bidirectional Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Abstract

Natural fibers play a vital role in material technology as a renewable source. The natural fibers were found to posses better properties when compared to other materials. Mostly unidirectional fibers were used in the recent past. These unidirectional fibers were replaced by bidirectional natural fibers. These bidirectional fibers tend to posses better mechanical properties when compared to unidirectional fibers. This literature paper explores the history of different natural fibers woven in bidirectional with applications. This paper focuses the anatomical segmentation of various properties of bidirectional natural fibers (jute, hemp, bamboo and sisal) and its applications to substitute glass fiber.