Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite

Natural fibres offer environmental benefits such as biodegradable and can be obtained from renewable resources. In term of strength, natural fibres are still inferior by the synthetic fibres. However, there is lack of investigations done to characterise and compare different types and orientati...

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Main Author:	Mohamad Bahtiar, Wahieda
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
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spelling	my-uthm-ep.21552021-10-31T02:55:45Z Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite 2012-12 Mohamad Bahtiar, Wahieda TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials Natural fibres offer environmental benefits such as biodegradable and can be obtained from renewable resources. In term of strength, natural fibres are still inferior by the synthetic fibres. However, there is lack of investigations done to characterise and compare different types and orientation done on the natural fibres. The basic purpose of the study is to determine the mechanical and physical properties of sugar-palm fibres under various treatment processes, to analyse the performance of mechanical and physical properties of different type of orientations and to compare the obtained properties with other natural fibres. The study starts with preparation of the sugar-palm fibres, followed by surface treatments by alkali and acid solutions and weaving the fibre into a woven fibre before putting it into the mould. After dried, the composite board was cut into specimens and tested for 3-point flexural test and tensile test. Surface morphological analysis by using SEM machine was done before doing the data analysis. The outcome of the study proved that the chemical treated fibres has higher tensile and flexural properties compared to the untreated fibres where the value of tensile stress for alkali treated, acid treated and untreated fibres are 27.92 MPa, 26.41 MPa and 25.75 MPa respectively. In addition, the value of flexural stress for alkali treated, acid treated and untreated fibres are 81.16 MPa, 79.07 MPa and 41.34 MPa respectively. As a conclusion, woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced epoxy composite is appropriate to use as a replacement for the synthetic fibre such as glass and carbon fibre since it has good tensile and flexural properties. With these properties, it is proved that the treated sugarpalm fibre composite can withstand high stress load during operation compared to the untreated sugar-palm fibre composite. 2012-12 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2155/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2155/1/24p%20WAHIEDA%20MOHAMAD%20BAHTIAR.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2155/2/WAHIEDA%20MOHAMAD%20BAHTIAR%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en staffonly http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2155/3/WAHIEDA%20MOHAMAD%20BAHTIAR%20WATERMARK.pdf text en validuser mphil masters Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal dan Pembuatan
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topic	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) Mohamad Bahtiar, Wahieda Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite
description	Natural fibres offer environmental benefits such as biodegradable and can be obtained from renewable resources. In term of strength, natural fibres are still inferior by the synthetic fibres. However, there is lack of investigations done to characterise and compare different types and orientation done on the natural fibres. The basic purpose of the study is to determine the mechanical and physical properties of sugar-palm fibres under various treatment processes, to analyse the performance of mechanical and physical properties of different type of orientations and to compare the obtained properties with other natural fibres. The study starts with preparation of the sugar-palm fibres, followed by surface treatments by alkali and acid solutions and weaving the fibre into a woven fibre before putting it into the mould. After dried, the composite board was cut into specimens and tested for 3-point flexural test and tensile test. Surface morphological analysis by using SEM machine was done before doing the data analysis. The outcome of the study proved that the chemical treated fibres has higher tensile and flexural properties compared to the untreated fibres where the value of tensile stress for alkali treated, acid treated and untreated fibres are 27.92 MPa, 26.41 MPa and 25.75 MPa respectively. In addition, the value of flexural stress for alkali treated, acid treated and untreated fibres are 81.16 MPa, 79.07 MPa and 41.34 MPa respectively. As a conclusion, woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced epoxy composite is appropriate to use as a replacement for the synthetic fibre such as glass and carbon fibre since it has good tensile and flexural properties. With these properties, it is proved that the treated sugarpalm fibre composite can withstand high stress load during operation compared to the untreated sugar-palm fibre composite.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohamad Bahtiar, Wahieda
author_facet	Mohamad Bahtiar, Wahieda
author_sort	Mohamad Bahtiar, Wahieda
title	Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite
title_short	Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite
title_full	Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite
title_fullStr	Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite
title_full_unstemmed	Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite
title_sort	investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite
granting_institution	Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia
granting_department	Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal dan Pembuatan
publishDate	2012
url	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2155/1/24p%20WAHIEDA%20MOHAMAD%20BAHTIAR.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2155/2/WAHIEDA%20MOHAMAD%20BAHTIAR%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2155/3/WAHIEDA%20MOHAMAD%20BAHTIAR%20WATERMARK.pdf
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Investigation on the mechanical and physical properties of treated and untreated woven sugar-palm fibre reinforced composite

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