Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes

In this paper, an investigation on crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid composite elliptical tubes is presented. Kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy elliptical composite tubes, unsupported and supported by wooden sticks (4, 6 and 8), were fabricated using hand lay-up proce...

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Main Authors: Alkateb, Mohamed, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Leman, Zulkiflle, Jawaid, Mohammad, Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Industrial Chemistry Research Institute 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72146/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72146/1/Crushing%20behavior%20of%20kenaf%20fiber.pdf
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author Alkateb, Mohamed
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Leman, Zulkiflle
Jawaid, Mohammad
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
author_facet Alkateb, Mohamed
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Leman, Zulkiflle
Jawaid, Mohammad
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
author_sort Alkateb, Mohamed
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description In this paper, an investigation on crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid composite elliptical tubes is presented. Kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy elliptical composite tubes, unsupported and supported by wooden sticks (4, 6 and 8), were fabricated using hand lay-up process. The crushing tests were performed at a constant speed of 20 mm/s to explore the potential effect of wooden sticks on the specific energy and mechanical behavior of kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite elliptical tubes. As a result of the study, it was found that the load carrying capacities of kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite tubes were gradually increased with the number of wooden sticks. Generally, the investigation showed that kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite elliptical tubes supported by wooden sticks demonstrated superior specific energy absorption and crashworthiness compared to the composite tubes unsupported. Further, the results also revealed that all specimens have failed in longitudinal failure modes. In this regard, an elliptical composite tube supported by 8 wooden sticks exhibited the best energy absorption capability.
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spelling upm-721462020-03-04T07:12:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72146/ Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes Alkateb, Mohamed Salit, Mohd Sapuan Leman, Zulkiflle Jawaid, Mohammad Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan In this paper, an investigation on crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid composite elliptical tubes is presented. Kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy elliptical composite tubes, unsupported and supported by wooden sticks (4, 6 and 8), were fabricated using hand lay-up process. The crushing tests were performed at a constant speed of 20 mm/s to explore the potential effect of wooden sticks on the specific energy and mechanical behavior of kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite elliptical tubes. As a result of the study, it was found that the load carrying capacities of kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite tubes were gradually increased with the number of wooden sticks. Generally, the investigation showed that kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composite elliptical tubes supported by wooden sticks demonstrated superior specific energy absorption and crashworthiness compared to the composite tubes unsupported. Further, the results also revealed that all specimens have failed in longitudinal failure modes. In this regard, an elliptical composite tube supported by 8 wooden sticks exhibited the best energy absorption capability. Industrial Chemistry Research Institute 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72146/1/Crushing%20behavior%20of%20kenaf%20fiber.pdf Alkateb, Mohamed and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Leman, Zulkiflle and Jawaid, Mohammad and Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan (2018) Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes. Polimery, 63 (6). 436- 443. ISSN 0032-2725 http://en.www.ichp.pl/Crushing-behavior-of-kenaf-fiber-wooden-stick-reinforced-epoxy-hybrid 10.14314/polimery.2018.6.4
spellingShingle Alkateb, Mohamed
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Leman, Zulkiflle
Jawaid, Mohammad
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes
title Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes
title_full Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes
title_fullStr Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes
title_full_unstemmed Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes
title_short Crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes
title_sort crushing behavior of kenaf fiber/wooden stick reinforced epoxy hybrid “green” composite elliptical tubes
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72146/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72146/1/Crushing%20behavior%20of%20kenaf%20fiber.pdf