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Historical perspective
Aero Research Limited, (1945). A Fighter Fuselage in Synthetic Material.
Aero Research Technical Notes.
Bishopp, J.A. (1997). The History of Redux® and the Redux Bonding
Process. Int. J. Adhesion and Adhesives, 17: 287-301.
Brown, W.J. (1947). Fabric Reinforced Plastics. Cleaver-Hume
Press Ltd., London.
De Bruyne, N.A. (1937). Plastic Materials for Aircraft Construction.
The 615th Lecture read before the Royal Aeronautical Society
Lecture, 28th January, 1937, Royal Society of Arts, John Street,
Adelphi, London.
Searle, A.G. and Tuck, J.W. (undated). The King’s Flax and the Queen’s
Linen. The Larks Press, Dereham, UK.
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General
Bolton, A.J. (1994). Natural Fibres for Plastic Reinforcement. Mat.
Tech., 9(1/2): 12-20.
Bolton, A.J. (1995). The Potential of Plant Fibres as Crops for Industrial
Use. Outlook on Agriculture, 24(2): 85-89.
Desch, H.E. and Dinwoodie, J.M. (1996). Timber: Structure, Properties,
Conversion, and Use, Seventh edition. Food Products Press, New York.
Gordon, J.E. (1970). The Design of Materials. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond.
A, 319: 137-143.
Gordon, J.E. (1976). The New Science of Strong Materials. Penguin
Books, London.
Gordon, J.E. and Jeronimidis, G. (1974). Work of Fracture of Natural
Cellulose. Nature, 252(November 8, 1974): 116.
Gordon, J.E. and Jeronomidis, G.J. (1980). Composites With High Work
of Fracture. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, 294: 545-550.
Griffith, A.A. (1920). The Phenomenon of Rupture and Flow in Solids.
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, 221: 163-198.
Hill, S. (1997). Cars that Grow on Trees. New Scientist, 153(2067):
36-39.
Hull, D. and Clyne, T.W. (1996). An Introduction to Composite Materials.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Ivens, J., Bos, H. and Verpoest, I. (1997). The Applicability of Natural
Fibres as Reinforcement for Polymer Composites. In: Renewable
Biproducts: Industrial Outlets and Research for the 21st Century.
June 24-25, 1997, EC-symposium at the International Agricultural Center
(IAC), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Kessler, R.W. and Kohler, R. (1996). New Strategies for Exploiting Flax
and Hemp. Chemtech, Dec. 1996: 34-42.
Kohler, R. And Kessler, R.W. (1999). Designing Natural Fibers for Advanced
Composites. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference
on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, May, 26-27, 1999, Madison, WI, USA.
Forest Products Society, Madison, WI, USA. pp. 29-42.
Livingstone Smith, S. (1945). A Survey of Plastics from the Viewpoint
of the Mechanical Engineer. Inst. Mech. Eng., 29-43.
Matthews, F.L. and Rawlings, R.D. (1994). Composite Materials: Engineering
and Science. Chapman and Hall, London.
Olesen P.O. and Plackett, D.V. (1999). Perspectives on the Performance
of Natural Plant Fibres. In: Natural Fibres Performance Forum Plant
Fibre Products - Essentials for the Future, 27-28 May 1999, Copenhagen
Denmark.
Robson, D., Hague, J., Newman, G., Jeronomidis, G. and Ansell, M.P.
(1993). Survey of Natural Materials for Use in Structural Composites
as Reinforcement and Matrices. The BioComposites Centre, University
of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, U.K. (1993).
Reidel, U. (1999). Natural Fibre-Reinforced Biopolymers as Construction
Materials-New Discoveries. In: Proceedings 2nd International
Wood and Natural Fibre Composites Symposium, 28-29 June, 1999, Kassel,
Germany.
Reidel, U., Nickel, J. and Hermann, A.S. (1999). High Performance Applications
of Plant Fibres in Aerospace and Related Industries. In: Natural Fibres
Performance Forum Plant Fibre Products - Essentials for the Future,
27-28 May 1999, Copenhagen Denmark.
Rowell, R.M. (1992). Opportunities for Lignocellulosic Materials and
Composites. Chapter 2, in: Materials and Chemicals from Biomass,
American Chemical Society, 1992. pp. 12-27.
Sanadi, A.R., Prasad, S.V. and Rohatgi, P.K. (1985). Natural Fibres
and Agro-Wastes as Fillers and Reinforcement in Polymer Composites.
Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 44: 437-442.
Schuh, T.G. (1999). Renewable Materials for Automotive Applications.
In: Natural Fibres Performance Forum Plant Fibre Products - Essentials
for the Future, 27-28 May 1999, Copenhagen Denmark.
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Biocomposite properties
Ashby, M.F. and Jones, D.R.H. (1980). Engineering Materials : An
Introduction to their Properties and Applications. Pergamon Press,
Oxford; New York.
Bisanda, E.T.N. and Ansell, M.P. (1991). The Effect of Silane Treatment
on the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Sisal-Epoxy Composites.
Comp. Sci. and Technol., 41: 165-178.
Bledzki, A.K., Reihmane, S. and Gassan, J. (1996). Properties and Modification
Methods for Vegetable Fibers for Natural Fiber Composites. J. App.
Polym. Sci., 59: 1329-1336.
Hornsby, P.R., Hinrichsen, E. and Tarverdi, K. (1997). Preparation and
Properties of Polypropylene Composites Reinforced With Wheat and Flax
Straw Fibres. Part 1: Fibre Characterization. J. Mat. Sci.,
32: 443-449.
Jain, S., Kumar, R. and Jindal, U.C. (1992). Mechanical Behaviour of
Bamboo and Bamboo Composites. J. Mat. Sci., 27: 4598-4604.
Kumar, P. (1986). Mechanical Behaviour of Jute Fibres and their Composites.
Indian Journal of Technology, 24: 29-32.
Liang, B-H., Mott, L., Shaler, S.M. and Caneba, G.T. (1994). Properties
of Transfer-Moulded Wood-Fiber/Polystyrene Composites. Wood and Fiber
Science, 26(3): 382-389.
Lilholt, H. and Bjerre, A.B. (1997). Composites Based on Jute-Fibres
and Polypropylene Matrix, their Fabrication and Characterisation. Proceedings
of the 18th Risø International Symposium on Materials Science: Polymeric
Composites - Expanding the Limits. Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde,
Denmark, 1997, 411-423.
Maldas, D. and Kokta, B.V. (1991). Performance of Treated Hybrid Fiber-reinforced
Thermoplastic Composites under Extreme Conditions. Holzforschung,
45(2): 131-135.
Maldas, D. and Kokta, B.V. (1991). Performance of Treated Hybrid Fiber
Reinforced-Thermoplastic Composites under Extreme Conditions. V. Use
of Glass Fiber and Sawdust as Hybrid Fiber. J. App. Polym. Sci.,
42: 1443-1450.
Munikenche Gowda, T., Naidu, A.C.B. and Chhaya, R. (1999). Some Properties
of Untreated Jute Fabric-Reinforced Polyester Composites. Composites:
Part A, 30: 277-284.
Myers, G.E., Kolosick, P.C., Chahyadi, I.S., Coberly, C.A., Koutsky,
J.A. and Ermer, D.S. (1990). Extruded Wood-Flour Polypropylene Composites:
Effect of a Maleated Polypropylene Coupling Agent on Fiber-Matrix Bonding
and Properties. In: Materials Interactions Relevant to the Pulp, and
Wood Industries: Proceedings, Materials Research Society Symposium. Eds.
Caulfield, D.F., Passaretti, J.D. and Sobczynski, S.F., 1990 April 18-20;
San Francisco, CA. Pittsburgh, PA: Materials Research Society; 67-76.
Vol. 197.
O’Dell, J.L. (1997). Natural Fibers in Resin Transfer Moulded Composites.
In: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on
Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, May 12-14, 1997, Madison, WI, USA.
Forest Products Society, Madison, WI, USA. p. 280.
Oksman, K. (1999). Mechanical Properties of Resin Transfer Moulded Natural
Fiber Composites. In: Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, May, 26-27, 1999, Madison,
WI, USA. Forest Products Society, Madison, WI, USA. p. 97.
Paramasivam, T. and Abdul Kalam, P.J. (1974). On the Study of Indigenous
Natural-Fibre Composites. Fibre Science and Technology, 7:
85-88.
Prasad, S.V., Pavithran, C. and Rohatgi, P.K. (1983). Alkali Treatment
of Coir Fibres for Coir-Polyester Composites. J. Mat. Sci., 18:
1443-1454.
Roe, P.J. and Ansell, M.P. (1985). Jute-Reinforced Polyester Composites.
J. Mat. Sci., 20: 4015-4020.
Sanadi, A.R., Prasad, S.V. and Rohatgi, P.K. (1986a). SEM Observations
on the Origins of Toughness of Natural Fibre-Polyester Composites. J.
Mat. Sci. Letters, 5: 395-396.
Sanadi, A.R., Prasad, S.V. and Rohatgi, P.K. (1986b). Sunhemp Fibre-Reinforced
Polyester; Part 1: Analysis of Tensile and Impact Properties. J.
Mat. Sci., 21: 4299-4304.
Sèbe, G., Cetin, N.S., Hill, C.A.S. (1999). Resin Transfer Moulding
of Hemp Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Composites. In: Proceedings of
the 5th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites,
May 26-27, 1999, Madison, WI, USA. Forest Products Society, Madison,
WI, USA. pp. 131-136.
Sèbe, G., Cetin, N.S., Hill, C.A.S. and Hughes, M. (2000). RTM Hemp
Fibre-Reinforced Polyester Composites. Applied Composite Materials
(in press).
Singh, B., Verma, A. and Gupta, M. (1998). Studies on Adsorptive Interaction
Between Natural Fiber and Coupling Agents. J. App. Polym. Sci.,
70: 1847-1858.
Sridhar, M.K., Basavarajappa, G., Kasturi, S.G. and Balasubramanian,
N. (1982). Evaluation of Jute as a Reinforcement in Composites. Indian
Journal of Textile Research, 7: 87-92.
Uma Devi, L., Bhagawan, S.S. and Thomas, S. (1997). Mechanical Properties
of Pineapple Leaf Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Composites. J. Appl.
Polym. Sci., 64: 1739-1748.
White, N.M. and Ansell, M.P. (1983). Straw-Reinforced Polyester Composites.
J. Mat. Sci., 18: 1549-1556.
Winfield, A.G. and Winfield, B.L. (1974). Reinforced Plastics in Low
Cost Housing. Advances in Chemistry Series, number 134: Fillers and
Reinforcements for Plastics; American Chemical Society. pp. 207-218.
Winfield, A.G. (1979). Jute Reinforced Polyester Projects for UNIDO/Government
of India. Plastics and Rubber International, 4(1): 23-28.
Zimmerman, J.M. and Losure, N.S. (1998). Mechanical Properties of Kenaf
Bast Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Matrix Composite Panels. J. Advanced Materials.
30(2): 32-38.
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Fibres
Catling, D. and Grayson, J. (1982). Identification of Vegetable Fibres.
Chapman and Hall, London.
Davies, G.C. and Bruce, D.M. (1998). Effect of Environmental Relative
Humidity and Damage on the Tensile Properties of Flax and Nettle Fibers.
Textile Res. J., 68(9): 623-629.
Dempsey, J.M. (1975). Fiber Crops. University Press of Florida,
Gainsville, USA.
Franck, R.R. (1992). The History and Present Position of Linen. In:
The Biology and Processing of Flax. Eds. Sharma, H.S.S. and Van Sumere,
C.F. Belfast, M Publications. pp. 1-9.
Gassan, J. and Bledzki, A.K. (1996). Modification Methods on Nature Fibers
and Their Influence on the Properties of the Composites. 54th
Annual Technical Conference, Society of Plastics Engineers, 2553-2557.
Mackie, G. (1992). Linen-A Commercial Review. In: The Biology and
Processing of Flax. Eds. Sharma, H.S.S. and Van Sumere, C.F. Belfast,
M Publications. pp. 545-572.
Snell, R., Hague, J. and Groom, L. (1997). Characterizing Agrofibers
for Use in Composite Materials. In: Proceedings of the 4th
International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, May 12-14, 1997,
Madison, WI, USA. Forest Products Society, Madison, WI, USA. pp.
5-11.
Vilppunen, P., Oksman, K., Mäentausta, Keskitalo, E. and Sohlo, J. (1999).
Biotechnical Processing of Flax for Reinforced Composites. In: Proceedings
of the 5th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites,
May 26-27, 1999, Madison, WI, USA. Forest Products Society, Madison,
WI, USA. p. 309.
Wells, H., Bowden, D.H., Macphail, I. and Pal, P.K. (1980). The Potential
of Jute and Similar Bast Fibres as High Specific Stiffness Reinforcements.
In: 35th Annual Technical Conference, 1980 Reinforced Plastics/Composites
Institute, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Section 1-F.
pp 1-7.
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