Experimental and Numerical Investigation on The Elastic Properties of Natural Fiber Composites

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dc.contributor.advisor Zeeshan, Qasim (Co-Supervisor)
dc.contributor.advisor Safaei, Babak (Supervisor)
dc.contributor.author Alhijazi, Mohamad
dc.date.accessioned 2025-07-30T10:46:45Z
dc.date.available 2025-07-30T10:46:45Z
dc.date.issued 2021-08
dc.date.submitted 2021-08
dc.identifier.citation Alhijazi, Mohamad. (2021). Experimental and Numerical Investigation on The Elastic Properties of Natural Fiber Composites. Thesis (Ph.D.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Famagusta: North Cyprus en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11129/6460
dc.description Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research. Thesis (Ph.D.) - Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2021. Co-Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Qasim Zeeshan and Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Babak Safaei en_US
dc.description.abstract In recent years, the application of natural fibers as reinforcement in composite structures has received increasing attention due to their advantages of low cost, environmental friendliness and favorable biocompatibility over synthetic fiber composite materials. The present work is an investigation on the tensile properties of palm as well as luffa natural fiber composites (NFC) in high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), epoxy, and ecopoxy (BioPoxy 36) matrices, taking into consideration the effect of fibers volume fraction (Vf) variation. Finite element analysis i.e. representative volume element (RVE) models with unidirectional and chopped random fiber orientations, as well as analytical simulation i.e. Rule of Mixture (ROM), Halpin-Tsai, Chamis, and Nielsen approaches were utilized for predicting the elastic properties. Tensile test following ASTM D3039 standard was conducted. Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Multiple Linear Regression (MLR), Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS), and Support Vector Machine were implemented for defining the design space upon the considered parameters and evaluating the reliability of these machine learning approaches in predicting the tensile strength of natural fibers composites. Furthermore, biopoxy 36 with 0.3 luffa fibers exhibited the highest tensile strength. Finite element analysisfindings profusely agreed with the experimental results. ANFIS machine learning (ML) tool showed least prediction error in predicting tensile strength of natural fibers composites. en_US
dc.description.abstract ÖZ: Son yıllarda, doğal liflerin kompozit yapılarda takviye olarak uygulanması, sentetik lifli kompozit malzemelere göre düşük maliyet, çevre dostu olma ve uygun biyouyumluluk avantajları nedeniyle artan bir ilgi görmüştür. Bu çalışma, yüksek yoğunluklu polietilen (HDPE), polipropilen (PP), Epoksi ve Ecopoxy (BioPoxy 36) matrislerinde palmiye'nin yanı sıra lif kabağı doğal elyaf kompozitlerinin (NFC) çekme özellikleri üzerinde, etkiyi dikkate alarak bir araştırmadır. liflerin hacim oranı (Vf) varyasyonu. Elastik özellikleri tahmin etmek için sonlu eleman analizi, yani tek yönlü ve doğranmış rastgele fiber yönelimli temsili hacim elemanı (RVE) modelleri ve analitik simülasyon, yani karışım kuralı (ROM), Halpin-Tsai, Chamis ve Nielsen yaklaşımları kullanılmıştır. ASTM D3039 standardına göre çekme testi yapılmıştır. Tasarım uzayını göz önüne alınan parametreler üzerinden tanımlamak ve bu makine öğrenmesi yaklaşımlarının doğal elyaf kompozitlerinin çekme mukavemetini tahmin etmedeki güvenilirliğini değerlendirmek için Yapay Sinir Ağı, Çoklu Doğrusal Regresyon, Uyarlamalı Nöro-Bulanık Çıkarım Sistemi ve Destek Vektör Makinesi uygulandı. Ayrıca, 0,3 lifli BioPoxy 36 en yüksek gerilme mukavemetini sergiledi. Sonlu Elemanlar Analizi (finite element analysis) bulguları deneysel sonuçlarla büyük ölçüde uyumluydu. ANFIS ML aracı, doğal lifli kompozitlerin gerilme mukavemetini tahmin etmede en az tahmin hatası gösterdi. en_US
dc.language.iso eng en_US
dc.publisher Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ) en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.subject Thesis Tez en_US
dc.subject Mechanical Engineering en_US
dc.subject Material--Materials Engineering en_US
dc.subject Viscoelastic materials en_US
dc.subject Natural Fibers Composites en_US
dc.subject Palm Fibers en_US
dc.subject Luffa Fibers en_US
dc.subject Thermoplastics and Thermosets Matrices en_US
dc.subject Numerical and Analytical Simulation en_US
dc.subject Machine Learning en_US
dc.title Experimental and Numerical Investigation on The Elastic Properties of Natural Fiber Composites en_US
dc.type doctoralThesis en_US
dc.contributor.department Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering en_US


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