Physical, Mechanical and Water Absorption Behavior of Bi-Directional Jute/Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites

In the present work, effect of fiber loadings and orientations on the physical, mechanical and water absorption behaviour of jute/glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites have been studied. From the studies of different properties it has been observed that the maximum values of hardness, flexural and inter-laminar shear strengths are obtained for composites reinforced with 40 wt% fiber loading and at 30° fiber orientation whereas, the maximum tensile strength is observed for composites with 30 wt% of fiber loading and at 0? fiber orientation. The water absorption rate increases with increase in fiber loading irrespective of fiber orientation.