Synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites

Geopolymer composites reinforced with different layers of woven cotton fabric are fabricated using layuptechnique. Mechanical properties, such as flexural strength, flexural modulus, impact strength andfracture toughness of geopolymer composites reinforced with 3.6, 4.5, 6.2 and 8.3 wt% cotton fibre...

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Main Authors: Alomayri, T., Shaikh, Faiz, Low, It Meng
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12556
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author Alomayri, T.
Shaikh, Faiz
Low, It Meng
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Low, It Meng
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description Geopolymer composites reinforced with different layers of woven cotton fabric are fabricated using layuptechnique. Mechanical properties, such as flexural strength, flexural modulus, impact strength andfracture toughness of geopolymer composites reinforced with 3.6, 4.5, 6.2 and 8.3 wt% cotton fibresare studied. The fracture surfaces of the composites are also examined using scanning electron microscopy.The results show that all the mechanical properties of the composites are improved by increasingthe cotton fibre contents. It is found that the mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymercomposites are superior to pure geopolymer matrix.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-125562019-02-19T04:26:12Z Synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites Alomayri, T. Shaikh, Faiz Low, It Meng Microstructures Polymer–matrix composites Fracture toughness Mechanical properties Geopolymer composites reinforced with different layers of woven cotton fabric are fabricated using layuptechnique. Mechanical properties, such as flexural strength, flexural modulus, impact strength andfracture toughness of geopolymer composites reinforced with 3.6, 4.5, 6.2 and 8.3 wt% cotton fibresare studied. The fracture surfaces of the composites are also examined using scanning electron microscopy.The results show that all the mechanical properties of the composites are improved by increasingthe cotton fibre contents. It is found that the mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymercomposites are superior to pure geopolymer matrix. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12556 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.12.036 Elsevier fulltext
spellingShingle Microstructures
Polymer–matrix composites
Fracture toughness
Mechanical properties
Alomayri, T.
Shaikh, Faiz
Low, It Meng
Synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites
title Synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites
title_full Synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites
title_fullStr Synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites
title_short Synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites
title_sort synthesis and mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites
topic Microstructures
Polymer–matrix composites
Fracture toughness
Mechanical properties
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12556