Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures

This paper investigates the cell size effect on the compression properties of square interlocking structures made of flax/polylactide (flax/PLA) composite. Three cell sizes have been investigated, these being 10 mm, 20 mm and 40 mm. The core and skins of the structure are made of three layers of fla...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri, Nasrudin, Muhammad Asyraf, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Hassan, Mohamad Zaki
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Centre for Advanced Research on Energy, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65090/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65090/1/68-72-1.pdf
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author Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri
Nasrudin, Muhammad Asyraf
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Hassan, Mohamad Zaki
author_facet Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri
Nasrudin, Muhammad Asyraf
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Hassan, Mohamad Zaki
author_sort Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description This paper investigates the cell size effect on the compression properties of square interlocking structures made of flax/polylactide (flax/PLA) composite. Three cell sizes have been investigated, these being 10 mm, 20 mm and 40 mm. The core and skins of the structure are made of three layers of flax/PLA composite and manufactured using hot press machine. The results indicated that the compression strength increases as the relative density of the structure increased. It is also observed that the larger cell size offered a higher energy-absorbing value than the smaller cell size with a similar thickness.
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spelling upm-650902018-09-03T04:54:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65090/ Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri Nasrudin, Muhammad Asyraf Salit, Mohd Sapuan Hassan, Mohamad Zaki This paper investigates the cell size effect on the compression properties of square interlocking structures made of flax/polylactide (flax/PLA) composite. Three cell sizes have been investigated, these being 10 mm, 20 mm and 40 mm. The core and skins of the structure are made of three layers of flax/PLA composite and manufactured using hot press machine. The results indicated that the compression strength increases as the relative density of the structure increased. It is also observed that the larger cell size offered a higher energy-absorbing value than the smaller cell size with a similar thickness. Centre for Advanced Research on Energy, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65090/1/68-72-1.pdf Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri and Nasrudin, Muhammad Asyraf and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Hassan, Mohamad Zaki (2018) Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures. In: 5th Mechanical Engineering Research Day (MERD'18), 3 May 2018, Kampus Teknologi UTeM, Melaka. (pp. 254-255).
spellingShingle Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri
Nasrudin, Muhammad Asyraf
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Hassan, Mohamad Zaki
Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures
title Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures
title_full Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures
title_fullStr Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures
title_full_unstemmed Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures
title_short Effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures
title_sort effect of cell size on the compressive properties of interlocking flax composite structures
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65090/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65090/1/68-72-1.pdf