Failure Analysis of Plant Fibre-Reinforced Composite in Civil Building Materials Using Non-Destructive Testing Methods: Current and Future Trend

ABSTRACT

Natural plant fiber-reinforced composite (NFC) has become a preferred component in modern-day civil building construction materials because it offers, among others, an environment-friendly solution without compromising stringent engineering requirements. Such green-based composites have exhibited noteworthy level of competitiveness comparable to that of the existing commercially available nongreen materials. Furthermore, NFC can also be tailored to align with the desired functional attributes. However, lack of comprehensive guidelines and recommended applications of suitable methods to assess composite failure of such novel NFC have raised significant concerns. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments in nondestructive testing (NDT) that can be applied to investigate into NFC failures. The study further explores alternative nondestructive testing methods and technologies exhibiting potential use in plant fiber composites studies, hence paving the way to future investigation trends. Precise characterization of defects and identification of damages in NFCs present a major challenge, demanding application of advanced nondestructive testing (NDT) methodologies accompanied with expert interpretation. Findings in this review can be applied to identify and explore new areas of research to analyze failure modes and fractures in NFC by applying NDT or by integrating NDT with other advanced technologies including machine learning.

天然植物纤维增强复合材料（NFC）已成为现代民用建筑材料中的首选成分，因为它提供了一种环保的解决方案，而不会影响严格的工程要求. 这种基于绿色的复合材料表现出了与现有商业上可获得的非绿色材料相当的显著竞争力. 此外，NFC还可以被定制为与期望的功能属性一致. 然而，缺乏全面的指导方针和适当方法的推荐应用来评估这种新型NFC的复合失效，这引起了人们的极大关注. 本文全面回顾了无损检测（NDT）的最新发展，可用于研究NFC故障. 该研究进一步探索了在植物纤维复合材料研究中显示出潜在用途的替代无损检测方法和技术，从而为未来的研究趋势铺平了道路. NFC中缺陷的精确表征和损伤的识别是一项重大挑战，要求应用先进的无损检测方法并辅以专家解释. 本综述中的研究结果可用于识别和探索新的研究领域，通过应用无损检测或将无损检测与包括机器学习在内的其他先进技术相结合来分析NFC的失效模式和断裂.

KEYWORDS:

• Plant-fiber
• composite materials
• failure modes
• nondestructive testing
• machine learning
• energy

关键词:

• 植物纤维
• 复合材料
• 故障模式
• 无损检测
• 机器学习
• 能量

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Prince Sultan University, Riyadh for paying the Article Processing Charge (APC) of this publication. The authors hereby record deepest appreciation to the Industrial Technology Division of the Malaysian Nuclear Agency for forging partnership in this research project. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to this project directly or indirectly.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Author’s contribution

Each author had made substantial contributions to the prepared manuscript. Writing – Original Draft Preparation: M.I. Najeeb; Supervision: Agusril Syamsir; Writing – Review & Editing: S.M.M. Amir, Tabrej khan, and Tamer A. Sebaey.

Paper highlights

1. Failure analysis of plant-fiber reinforced composite using nondestructive testing.

2. Discuss trending topics in composite material for sustainable future.

3. Review emergence of latest nondestructive test technologies for material failure analyses.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by Dato’ Low Tuck Kwong International Grant under project code of 20238002DLTK.