Experimental and numerical study on mechanical behavior and resistance to natural weathering of sugarcane leave reinforced polymer composite

The waste sugarcane dry leaves were utilized as the reinforcement with the epoxy matrix to prepare the sugarcane dry leaves reinforced polymer composites (SDLRPCs). The tensile, compressive, impact and flexural tests were conducted following respective ASTM standards. The proportion of SDL in SDLRPCs for the most effective fiber–matrix interaction was determined. The statistical analysis has confirmed that the error in experimental results was...