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  "abstract": "Natural-fiber composites exhibit large property scatter, and multi-batch qualification data are rarely available. Using 590 tensile specimens from ten flax, jute, and carbon-fiber laminate groups in a single experimental program, we applied established one-sided lower tolerance limits as approximations of A-basis (99% coverage, 95% confidence) and B-basis (90%, 95%) values for strength, modulus, and failure strain, and compared normal-theory, bootstrap, family-specific pivotal, and selection-robust routes. A Monte Carlo study (eight scenarios, 5000 replicates) showed that the pivotal limit reached a mean A-basis confidence of 0.949 when the family was known but only 0.896 (minimum 0.805) when the family was selected by AIC; an envelope over all three families reached at least 0.944 at the cost of lower limits. An empirical bootstrap cannot exceed a confidence of 1–0.99n (0.311 at n = 37). Two jute-twill records with a zero video-strain reading at peak load were excluded from the strain analysis by a rule based solely on the measurement record, raising the A-basis failure strain by 45%. Retention rankings partly changed when the sample size was equalized. In the five groups that contain a second file-name series, tensile strength differed significantly between the series (Welch p ≤ 0.008), so the pooled limits for these groups assume identically distributed specimens. The values are screening approximations and not design allowables.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea",
    "Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia",
    "Institute of Materials Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea"
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      "name": "Saurabh Tiwari",
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      "name": "Jongwon Lee"
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      "name": "Mohammad Faseeulla Khan",
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      "name": "Nokeun Park",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-7863-1457"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/1zp51apf0t8dp.bib",
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  "doi": "10.3390/polym18212713",
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  "published": "2026-11-02",
  "publisher": "MDPI AG",
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  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "chemistry",
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  "title": "Distribution-Aware Estimation of A-/B-Basis Characteristic Values for Natural-Fiber Composite Laminates from Single-Source Tensile Data",
  "title_text": "Distribution-Aware Estimation of A-/B-Basis Characteristic Values for Natural-Fiber Composite Laminates from Single-Source Tensile Data",
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  "updated_at": "2026-11-05T00:20:53Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/1zp51apf0t8dp",
  "venue": "Polymers",
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