Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites
Geopolymers are inorganic aluminosilicate materials that possess relatively good mechanical properties and desirable thermal stability but they exhibit failure behavior similar to brittle solids. This limitation may be remedied by fiber reinforcement to improve their strength and toughness. This pap...
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| author | Alomayri, T. Low, It Meng |
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| description | Geopolymers are inorganic aluminosilicate materials that possess relatively good mechanical properties and desirable thermal stability but they exhibit failure behavior similar to brittle solids. This limitation may be remedied by fiber reinforcement to improve their strength and toughness. This paper describes the synthesis of cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites and the characterization of their mechanical properties. The effects of cotton fiber content (0-1.0. wt.%) and fiber dispersion on the mechanical characteristics of geopolymer composites have been investigated in terms of hardness, impact strength and compressive strength. A fiber content of 0.5. wt.% was observed for achieving optimum mechanical properties in these composites. © 2013. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-560312017-09-13T16:11:12Z Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites Alomayri, T. Low, It Meng Geopolymers are inorganic aluminosilicate materials that possess relatively good mechanical properties and desirable thermal stability but they exhibit failure behavior similar to brittle solids. This limitation may be remedied by fiber reinforcement to improve their strength and toughness. This paper describes the synthesis of cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites and the characterization of their mechanical properties. The effects of cotton fiber content (0-1.0. wt.%) and fiber dispersion on the mechanical characteristics of geopolymer composites have been investigated in terms of hardness, impact strength and compressive strength. A fiber content of 0.5. wt.% was observed for achieving optimum mechanical properties in these composites. © 2013. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56031 10.1016/j.jascer.2013.01.002 Elsevier unknown |
| spellingShingle | Alomayri, T. Low, It Meng Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites |
| title | Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites |
| title_full | Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites |
| title_short | Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites |
| title_sort | synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties in cotton fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56031 |