Finite Element Analysis of a Natural Fiber (Maize) Composite Beam

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left" rowspan="2">Fibers</td><td align="center" colspan="3">Chemical composition %<br/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center">Cellulose</td><td align="center">Hemi cellulose</td><td align="center">Lignin<br/></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Maize stalk<br/></td><td align="center">38–42</td><td align="center">21–23</td><td align="center">10–13</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Chemical composition of maize stalk fibers.

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Table 3: Finite Element Analysis of a Natural Fiber (Maize) Composite Beam 