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The use of light, cheap natural fibres instead of heavy ,expensive materials can reduce
noise, increase strength, and reduce fuel consumption in automotive application. This research explores
the potential for gradually replacing metallic materials with natural and hybrid fiber . The simplest and
common technique hand layup is utilized to study the performance of fiber reinforced epoxy composite
tubes under static compression to investigate the effect of using hybrid fibers on the failure mechanism.
This study investigates the effects on stress and strain using different types of fibers after determining the
tube load-displacement curves. A total of 24 samples are prepared at room temperature and tested at a
constant speed of 1.5 mm/s using one resin type (epoxy) and two fiber types (Kevlar, jute). Two circular
and square geometries of three heights (200mm, 250mm, 300mm), two circular diameters and two square
sides are used to investigate the crashworthiness parameters. Replacing two layers of Kevlar fiber by two
layers of natural jute fiber enhanced the crash worthiness parameters particularly, failure type. The hybrid
jute / Kevlar accomplished desirable results, especially the circular tube.
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