This work pertains to utilization of the Banana fiber developed from the stem of Banana tree. After harvesting the ripe Banana fruits, the tree becomes useless and is thrown away. The main objective of this thesisís to develop Banana fiber composite materials, and ascertain its mechanical properties so that it becomes a useful product.
The thesis consists of preparation of Banana fiber and development of Banana fiber composite materials. Banana fiber was prepared manually. Banana fiber composite materials were developed for various percentage of Banana fiber content. It was determined what percentage of Banana fiber content gave the best results for tensile strength tests. Other tests were carried out on this percentage of Banana fiber content which was found to be 28% by weight of Resin.
Detailed analysis of the results was done regarding the mechanical properties of 28% BFCM. The properties were compared with Bamboo fiber composite materials.
