Multidisciplinary, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Exploring the Environmental Implications and Mechanical Optimization of Kevlar/Waste-Based Piassava Fiber Nano-SiO2 Hybrid Composites: Toward Sustainable Material Solutions GIRIDHARAN MALAYANKULAM RAVICHANDRAN, SIVAGANESAN SELVARAJU Materiale Plastice, 2025 This research describes the development of a new sustainable and high-performance hybrid polymer matrix composite (HPMC) that reduces ecological impact by adding waste-based piassava fiver as a key reinforcing, sustainable, and biodegradable material.The composite contains Kevlar and waste based-piassava fibers in an epoxy matrix with nanosilicon dioxide particles (SiO 2 NPs) to have the desired mechanical properties for uses in aerospace, railway cabins, structural frameworks, sports, medical equipment, and so on.Employing the hand lay-up method and compression moulding, sixlayered composites were made with different stacking sequences (A to O type) and SiO 2 nanoparticle content (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 wt.%).N-type stacking (KKPPKK) at 1.5 wt.% SiO 2 NPs achieved the highest level of performance.The optimized composition produced impressive tensile strength (336 MPa), and flexural strength (381 MPa).Further, M-type composites with 1 wt.%SiO 2 NPs had the highest impact strength of 263 J/m.Among all the combinations, the N-type composites absorbed less water, with 8.96% absorption, making them more useful in wet conditions.By incorporating waste-based piassava fiber and optimal nano SiO 2 filler, this research creates a new way to achieve lightweight, durable, and environmentally responsible composite hybrid materials, positioning with the aims of sustainable engineering and waste valorization.
OPTIMIZATION OF INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH OF KEVLAR/WASTE-BASED PIASSAVA FIBER NANO-SIO2 HYBRID COMPOSITES BY RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association, 2025
Comparative design and analysis of roll cage for automobiles T. Safiuddeen, P. Balaji, S. Dinesh, B.Md. ShabeerHussain, M.R. Giridharan Materials Today Proceedings, 2020 This paper deals with the comparative analysis of the roll cage for the performance automobile. In a performance automobile, the roll cage is one of the main components. It forms the structure which provides additional protection and prevents the vehicle from crumbling. It must be of adequate strength to protect the driver in the event of a rollover or impact. There are different organizations across the globe which provides car manufacturer a certificate of crash worthiness and structural strength of the cars during the collision. Conducting the car crash test will take much time and cost so in order to solve these problems and Improvise the design of the Body in White part of the car (BIW) a finite element model of the car is developed and it is tested virtually over and over to ensure that the passengers are safe inside the car during an impact. The main thing about the simulation is the cost effectiveness and can be done in lesser amount of time than testing the actual model. Mainly there are three modes of crash testing which are performed in Insurance institute of Highway Safety such are Frontal Impact test, Side way Impact test and Roll over test. Here a BIW part of the car is taken along with the roll cage designed by us with carbon fiber (ePA-CF) material properties and ASTM A36 steel properties (comparison) for the dynamic analysis using ANSYS workbench and LS DYNA.
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Performance Enhancement of an Inverted Pyramid Solar Still Using Pebble Stones, Coir Fiber, and Sugarcane Bagasse GMR Karthik Jayanarasimhan, Navin Kumar Balasubramanian,Nagaraj M*,S.Mayakannan EPJ Web of Conferences ICLDMS'26 363 (01032(2026)), 20 , 2026 2026
Exploring the Environmental Implications and Mechanical Optimization of Kevlar/Waste-Based Piassava Fiber Nano-SiO 2 Hybrid Composites: Toward Sustainable … G RAVICHANDRAN, S Selvaraju Materiale Plastice 62 (2) , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
OPTIMIZATION OF INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH OF KEVLAR/WASTE-BASED PIASSAVA FIBER NANO-SIO 2 HYBRID COMPOSITES BY RESPONSE … MR GIRIDHARAN, S Sivaganesan Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association 31 (2) , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Comparative design and analysis of roll cage for automobiles T Safiuddeen, P Balaji, S Dinesh, BM ShabeerHussain, MR Giridharan Materials Today: Proceedings 39, 183-200 , 2021 2021 Citations: 19
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Comparative design and analysis of roll cage for automobiles T Safiuddeen, P Balaji, S Dinesh, BM ShabeerHussain, MR Giridharan Materials Today: Proceedings 39, 183-200 , 2021 2021 Citations: 19
OPTIMIZATION OF INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH OF KEVLAR/WASTE-BASED PIASSAVA FIBER NANO-SIO 2 HYBRID COMPOSITES BY RESPONSE … MR GIRIDHARAN, S Sivaganesan Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association 31 (2) , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Exploring the Environmental Implications and Mechanical Optimization of Kevlar/Waste-Based Piassava Fiber Nano-SiO 2 Hybrid Composites: Toward Sustainable … G RAVICHANDRAN, S Selvaraju Materiale Plastice 62 (2) , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Performance Enhancement of an Inverted Pyramid Solar Still Using Pebble Stones, Coir Fiber, and Sugarcane Bagasse GMR Karthik Jayanarasimhan, Navin Kumar Balasubramanian,Nagaraj M*,S.Mayakannan EPJ Web of Conferences ICLDMS'26 363 (01032(2026)), 20 , 2026 2026
