Author(s): Sonika Chauhan and Prakash Chandra Gope

Abstract: As the global population is increasing, so does its demand for various resources which in turn is increasing global economic pressure. The need of the hour is to frame and work on the concept of green economy and focus on the adoption of biodegradable construction materials to achieve sustainable architecture. Sustainable architecture is seeking the research and development of new materials to minimize the negative environmental effect of the existing materials. This paper presents the research work on the development of Grewia optiva Natural Fiber Reinforced Biocomposite which is found to possess excellent mechanical properties and can be potentially used for a number of applications in architecture. The exposure of different weather conditions on the structural materials can cause significant effects on its properties. This paper deals with an investigation of the effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of Grewia optiva Natural Fiber Reinforced Biocomposites.

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