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Abstract

This research work investigates the ILSS and 3-point bending performance of plane woven GFRP/epoxy laminate of six layers doped with carbon fiber fillers. The carbon fiber fillers are chopped into the size ranging from 5mm to 10mm.These carbon fiber fillers are mixed with resin in three proportions 0wt%, 1 wt%, 2wt% and 5wt% in order to investigate enhanced properties of the prepared laminate. GFRP laminate was prepared by hand layup technique assisted by vacuum bagging. The size of the specimen for the experiment was taken as per the ASTM standards for ILSS and 3-point bend test. The experiment was performed on Hounsfield machine having maximum load capacity of 50 KN and loading rate ranging from 1 mm/min to 50 mm/min. The experimental results concluded that by adding carbon fiber fillers there is 5% to 10% enhancement in ILSS and 3-point bending strength properties.