A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite

Natural fibres are fibre that can be directly obtained from an animal, mineral, or vegetable sources. Recently natural materials are becoming good alternatives for synthetic material as they provide good health to greener environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the acous...

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Main Authors: Yahya, Musli Nizam, Sambu, Mathan, Abdul Latif, Hanif, Mohd Junaih, Thuwaibah
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Published: IOP Publishing 2017
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author Yahya, Musli Nizam
Sambu, Mathan
Abdul Latif, Hanif
Mohd Junaih, Thuwaibah
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Sambu, Mathan
Abdul Latif, Hanif
Mohd Junaih, Thuwaibah
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description Natural fibres are fibre that can be directly obtained from an animal, mineral, or vegetable sources. Recently natural materials are becoming good alternatives for synthetic material as they provide good health to greener environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the acoustic characteristics of natural fibres; Kenaf fibre, Ijuk fibre, coconut coir and palm Oil frond. During the processing stage, each fibre is reinforced with 60:40 weight ratio of natural rubber (NR) separately. The fibres are then compressed after the natural rubber (NR) treatment into circular samples, of 28 mm and 100 mm diameters respectively. The thickness of each sample is fixed at 50mm. The acoustical performances were evaluated by using an impedance tube instrument. The frequency peak value of Kenaf is obtained in a range of 700 Hz – 800 Hz, while for coconut coir is at 1000 Hz – 1075 Hz frequency range. Palm oil frond gives high frequency at 850 Hz – 1200 Hz. However, Only Ijuk has obtained the highest frequency range of 3200 Hz – 3400 Hz. The results demonstrate that these fibres are a promising light and environment-friendly sound absorption material as they are ready to replace the common synthetic fibre
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spelling uthm-35882021-11-21T02:50:35Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3588/ A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite Yahya, Musli Nizam Sambu, Mathan Abdul Latif, Hanif Mohd Junaih, Thuwaibah QC Physics Natural fibres are fibre that can be directly obtained from an animal, mineral, or vegetable sources. Recently natural materials are becoming good alternatives for synthetic material as they provide good health to greener environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the acoustic characteristics of natural fibres; Kenaf fibre, Ijuk fibre, coconut coir and palm Oil frond. During the processing stage, each fibre is reinforced with 60:40 weight ratio of natural rubber (NR) separately. The fibres are then compressed after the natural rubber (NR) treatment into circular samples, of 28 mm and 100 mm diameters respectively. The thickness of each sample is fixed at 50mm. The acoustical performances were evaluated by using an impedance tube instrument. The frequency peak value of Kenaf is obtained in a range of 700 Hz – 800 Hz, while for coconut coir is at 1000 Hz – 1075 Hz frequency range. Palm oil frond gives high frequency at 850 Hz – 1200 Hz. However, Only Ijuk has obtained the highest frequency range of 3200 Hz – 3400 Hz. The results demonstrate that these fibres are a promising light and environment-friendly sound absorption material as they are ready to replace the common synthetic fibre IOP Publishing 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3588/1/AJ%202017%20%28494%29.pdf Yahya, Musli Nizam and Sambu, Mathan and Abdul Latif, Hanif and Mohd Junaih, Thuwaibah (2017) A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite. International Research and Innovation Summit, 226 (NIL). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1757-8981 http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/226/1/012013
spellingShingle QC Physics
Yahya, Musli Nizam
Sambu, Mathan
Abdul Latif, Hanif
Mohd Junaih, Thuwaibah
A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite
title A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite
title_full A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite
title_fullStr A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite
title_full_unstemmed A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite
title_short A study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite
title_sort study of acoustics performance on natural fibre composite
topic QC Physics
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http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3588/1/AJ%202017%20%28494%29.pdf