scholarly journals Human Scalp Hair as Fiber Reinforcement in Cement Concrete

Author(s):  
Shanker Lal Meghwar ◽  
Ghous Bux Khaskheli ◽  
Aneel Kumar

The construction industry is the largest manufacturing industry, which produces concrete and other related materials for construction of infrastructure around the world, after the food production industry. This industry requires a lot of natural resources like aggregates, limestone etc. to produce finished product such as concrete and cement. These natural resources are limited and have to deplete one day, so alternate to these resources are required. On the other hand, this industry produces a large amount of waste material that creates environmental pollution. Thus, recycling the waste as potential raw material and to produce a usable product is the need of present era for sustainable construction. This study presents the quantitative analysis of HSH (Human Scalp Hair) as fibers in cement concrete. This study aims to investigate the behaviour of concrete in terms of their mechanical properties when HSH are used as fibers. A detailed investigation on two types of concrete specimens i.e. cylindrical (150 mm diameter and 300 mm height) and prism (150 mm depth, width and 600 mm length) made with a different proportion of HSH as fibers and concrete mix ratios, was carried out. In this study, various proportions of HSH added in concrete that includes 0%, 1%, 2% and 3% by weight of OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement). All specimens were cast at two concrete mix ratios i.e. 1:2:4 and 1:1.5:3 with 0.50 W/C (Water-Cement Ratio). Moreover, specimens were tested in UTM (Universal Testing Machine) at 28 days curing age, for splitting tensile strength and flexural strength of concrete. It was observed from the experimental analysis that there is an improvement in mechanical properties of concrete at specific percentage of HSH and reduction of workability and density with increasing percentages of HSH.

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (25n27) ◽  
pp. 4613-4618 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. T. LIN ◽  
D. BHATTACHARYYA ◽  
S. FAKIROV

Being a fast growing plastic manufacturing industry, rotational molding has been using the linear polyethylenes extensively as the raw material. As these materials have shown insufficient mechanical properties for certain applications where strength and stiffness of the products are the main concerns, worldwide rotational molders have expressed a need for stronger and stiffer materials to be available for rotomolding. A possible attractive solution may be the recently developed microfibril reinforced composites (MFCs). Blends of linear medium density polyethylene/polyethylene terephthalate (LMDPE/PET) with an MFC structure are manufactured on a commercial-scale set-up and thereafter used in rotational molding. The samples are characterized morphologically and tested mechanically. The results obtained show that the MFC-concept has good application opportunities in the polymer processing including rotational molding.


2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Hossan ◽  
MA Gafur ◽  
MM Karim ◽  
AA Rana

In this study, hydroxyapatite (HAp) and gelatin (GEL) scaffolds were prepared to mimic the mineral and organic component of natural bone. The raw material was first compounded and resulting composite were molded into the petridishes. Using Solvent casting process, it is possible to produce scaffolds with mechanical and structural properties close to natural trabecular bone.The mechanical properties of composites were investigated by Thermo-mechanical analyzer (TMA), Vickers microhardness tester, Universal testing machine. It was observed that the composite has maximum tensile strength of 37.13MPa ( oven drying) and % elongation of 7.68 (Oven drying) and 2.04 (Natural drying) at 15% of Hap respectively. These results demonstrate that the prepared composite scaffold is a potential candidate for bone tissue engineering.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 50(1), 15-20, 2015


2016 ◽  
Vol 833 ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Tay Chen Chiang ◽  
Sinin Hamdan ◽  
Mohd Shahril Osman

Every year, the sago processing industry in Sarawak-Mukah had generated huge amount of sago waste after the milling process and scientists have employ the waste into composite material. The fabrication and testing method are based on the Japanese A5908 Industrial Standard. Single-layer particleboards with targeted density of 600kg/m3 were produced from different sizes of sago particles. The mechanical properties of sago waste were investigated to study the feasibility of using this sample as a raw material in particleboard manufacturing. The results of the test demonstrate that samples with different sizes of particles have great influence on the mechanical properties such as Young’s Modulus, Tensile Strength and Impact Strength. The findings show that the performance of the board is affected by the different sizes of sago particles used in the experiment and had proved that sago plants can be used as an alternative raw material in the particleboard manufacturing industry.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Rohit Kumar ◽  
Ramratan . ◽  
Anupam Kumar ◽  
Rajinder Singh Smagh

Elephant dung is an excellent source of cellulosic fiber that is a basic requirement for paper making. But they contributed to very small percentage production of elephant dung. So, researchers are trying to find a new area of utilization of elephant dung fiber pulp as in reinforcement’s polymer composite. In this experiment element dung fiber pulp in the natural fiber component chemically treated with alkaline and soda AQ solution in this study, it has been aimed to use elephant dung fiber pulp in composite material and to study mechanical properties of the produced material. The produced composite samples were then characterized using tensile test, Izod impact test, thickness test. The fracture surface of the polymer composite sample was also inspected with the help of SEM. The content of elephant dung fiber pulp is varied (35%, 45%, 55%) weight percentage whereas the epoxy resin is varied (50%, 40%, 30%) percentage is kept constant 15% in hardener. The entire sample has been tested in a universal testing machine as per ASTM standard for tensile strength and impact strength. It is observed that composite with 35% fiber pulp is having the highest tensile strength of 4mm 6.445 Mpa and 8mm 11.80 Mpa. The impact strength of composite with 35% fiber pulp washes highest than 45% to 55% dung fiber pulp. This produces composite sheet will be used for the surfboards, sporting goods, building panel this not only reduces the cost but also save from environmental pollution.


2021 ◽  
pp. 252-261

The combustion of fossil fuels results in creating a lot of solid wastes such as fly ash and slag. However, these environmentally unfriendly materials can be used as a raw material for alkali activation – geopolymerization. Although these wastes have been successfully used in industrial production for several decades, its use does not achieve the level of its potential. Today, to achieve a sustainable construction industry, alternative cement has been extensively investigated. Geopolymer (GP) is a kind of material that is obtained from the alkaline activator, and it can be produced from industrial wastes or by-products. The aim of this work was to describe the improvement of mechanical properties of alkali-activated binders – geopolymers made of fly ash and blast furnace slag. The effect of the addition of waste glass in three different values feed into fly ash or GGBFS, and its impact on mechanical properties (compressive and flexural strengths) of geopolymers was examined. The highest value of compressive strength was achieved with 20% waste glass addition to a fly ash sample on 90th day 58,9 MPa. The waste glass was added in the form of broken and crushed glass particles.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rindri Ruri Suryani ◽  
Abdul Hakim ◽  
Yusrianti Yusrianti ◽  
Shinfi Wazna Auvaria ◽  
Ika Mustika

Plastik sintetis merupakan plastik yang biasanya berbasis konvensional. Sumber bahan baku plastik sintetis merupakan energi yang tidak dapat diperbarui yaitu minyak bumi. Plastik sintetis memiliki sifat fisik yang fleksibel, ringan, kuat dan ekonomis. Plastik sintetis dapat menyebabkan permasalahan lingkungan yaitu sulitnya plastik sintetis yang terdegradasi oleh tanah. Sehingga dapat menurunkan kualitas tanah dan mikriorganisme. Upaya pencegahan permasalahan sampah plastik dapat dilakukan dengan pengembangan pembuatan plastik dari bahan polimer alami yang disebut bioplastik.  Plastik biodegradableumumnya terbuat dari bahan polisakarida dan dapat terbuat dari sumber protein, salah satunya limbah tahu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memanfaatkan limbah tahu yang diekstrak untuk diambil proteinnyasebagai bahan dasar pembuatan plastik biodegradable, serta untuk mengetahui sifat mekanik dan lama bioplastik protein ampas tahu terdegradasi oleh tanah. Pembuatan bioplastik membutuhakan bahan pemlastis dan bahan aditif untuk menghasilkan plastik yang fleksibel. Penelitian  ini menggunakan penambahan plasticizerglycerin dengan variasi 30%,40%,50% dan bahan pengisi 20%. Penambahan chitosan sebanyak 5 ml. Hasil penelitian pembuatan protein ampas tahu menunjukkan bahwa kadar protein ampas tahu yang dihasilkan dari tahap diekstraksi sebesar 29.72%. Hasil pengujian kuat tarik bioplasik dari protein ampa tahu menggunakan alat UTM (Universal Testing Machine) yangberkisar antara 1.04-2.12 Mpa yang telah memenuhi standar bioplastik menurut Japan Industrial Standard (JIS). Sedangkan hasil pengujian daya serap air menggunakan metode swelling memiliki nilai tertinggi pada glycerin 50% sebesar 196% dalam kurun waktu 30 menit. Sedangkan daya serap paling baik terdapat pada variasi glycerin 30% sebesar 49.7%. Bioplastik berbahan dasar protein ampas tahu dapat terdegrdasi dengan sempurna dalam kisaran waktu 7-14 hari.  Kata kunci: biodegradable plastik, biodegradasi, chitosan, glycerin, sifat mekanik.  Synthetic plastics are plastics that are usually conventional based. The source of synthetic plastic raw material is non-renewable energy, namely petroleum. Synthetic plastics have physical properties that are flexible, lightweight, strong and economical. Synthetic plastics can cause environmental problems, namely the difficulty of synthetic plastics which are degraded by soil. So that it can reduce soil quality and microorganisms. Efforts to prevent the problem of plastic waste can be done by developing the manufacture of plastics from natural polymer materials called bioplastics. Biodegradable plastics are generally made of polysaccharides and can be made from protein sources, one of which is tofu waste. This study aims to utilize the extracted tofu waste for protein as a basic material for making biodegradable plastics, as well as to determine the mechanical properties and length of time for the tofu pulp protein to be degraded by the soil. The manufacture of bioplastics requires plasticizers and additives to produce flexible plastics. This study used the addition of glycerol plasticizer with a variation of 30%, 40%, 50% and 20% filler. The addition of 5 ml of chitosan. The results of the research on making tofu pulp protein showed that the protein content of tofu pulp from the extraction process was 29.72%. Bioplastic tensile strength value from tofu pulp ranges from 1.04-2.12 MPa which has met the bioplastic standards according to the Japan Industrial Standard (JIS). The highest water absorption capacity of bioplastics from tofu pulp protein was found in the glycerol 50% variation of 196% within 30 minutes. Meanwhile, the lowest absorption rate was found in the 30% glycerol variation of 49.7%. Bioplastics from tofu pulp protein can completely decompose in 7-14 days. Keywords: chitosan, degradation, glycerol, mechanical properties, plastic biodegradable.


2011 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 37-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezahtul Shahreen Ab Wahab ◽  
Siti Fatimah Che Osmi

This investigation was carried out to look the possibility of using chicken rachis as reinforcement in concrete mix. In this study, two different percentage of rachis from chicken feather were added to plain concrete comprises of 1% and 2% from the total weight of cement. Concrete with grade 30 were formed by using chicken rachis as additive material. Selected mechanical test were performed and the results were analysed. The mechanical tests included compressive strength, and splitting tensile strength. Comparison was made of these values and those of control specimen (without chicken rachis). The results showed an increment on strength for all mechanical tests done using concrete added with 1% chicken rachis compared to 2% chicken rachis added and those control specimens.


Author(s):  
Andžela Šešok ◽  
Deividas Mizeras ◽  
Algirdas Vaclovas Valiulis ◽  
Julius Griškevičius ◽  
Mangirdas Malinauskas

In this work we aim to determine the mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA objects having various orientation woodpile microarchitectures. In this work we chose three different 3D microarchitectures: woodpile BCC (each layer consists of parallel logs which are rotated 90 deg every next layer), woodpile FCC (every layer is additionally shifted half of the period in respect to the previous parallel log layer) and a rotating woodpile 60 deg (each layer is rotated 60 deg in respect to the previous one). Compressive and bending tests were carried out TIRAtest2300 universal testing machine. We found that 60 deg rotating woodpile geometry had the highest values which was approximately 3 times than the BCC or FCC log arrangements. Thus we prove that employing low-cost equipment and applying the same raw material one can create objects of desired rigidity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 001-007
Author(s):  
Sujita Darmo Darmo ◽  
Rudy Sutanto Sutanto

In the present study fiber hybrid (bamboo fiber and Musa acuminata stem fibers (MASF) were reinforced polyester composite, for enhancing mechanical properties. The natural fibers composite has gained its importance due to its low cost, substitute for artificial fiber, low price, able to reduce sound, environmentally friendly, has a low density, good fit and ability to absorb impact energy. It’s possible to use it as a vehicle accessory such as a rear bumper vehicle. This study aims to investigate the tensile stress-strain, elasticity modulus and the microstructure of fracture of polyester fiberglass composite reinforced bamboo fiber and MASF hybrid. Polyester matrix type 157 is used BQTN and G3253T, MEKPO catalyst. The mechanical properties test was carried out by universal testing machine (UTM) test instrument, observing the microstructure of the occurrence of fracture by using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The test specimens produced the vacuum infusion method. The results of this study indicate that the addition of more MASF and the outer layer content can increase the tensile strength, elasticity modulus of polyester composites reinforced MASF with woven, random arrangement is better than that of polyester composites reinforced bamboo fiber. So that in the manufacture of polyester composites reinforced hybrid fiber the use of more MASF than bamboo fiber can provide better tensile strength and elasticity modulus. The configuration with the outer MASF layer can also increase the value of tensile strength, elasticity modulus on the specimen compared to the configuration with bamboo fiber outside. The microstructure of fracture for fiber for each configuration of MASF content there are long fibers and also in bamboo fibers there are fibers that are pulled out. The diameter of the bamboo fiber reinforcement is larger so that the load transfer is not as effective as MASF.


2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 3382-3386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusri Yusof ◽  
Mohd Rizal Ahmad ◽  
Wahab Saidin ◽  
Mohammad Sukri Mustapa ◽  
Mohd Salleh Tahar

Experiments using pineapple leaf fiber as raw material in paper production have been conducted to assess the advantages in terms of mechanical properties, especially tensile strength, tearing strength and thickness of the paper. In this paper, samples of pineapple leaf fiber is mixed with a recycle newspapers in different composition of which is, 25%, 35%, 45%, 55%, 65% and 75% pineapple leaf fibers mixed with 75%, 65%, 55% , 45%, 35% and 25% of the recycle newspapers. The mixtures have been tested for mechanical properties and thickness by using the Universal Testing Machine (UTM) and micrometers. The results from tensile and tearing tests were then compared with data obtained from previous experiments. Through the observation of the experiment, it was found that the data obtained with similar experiments conducted previously. The results have been proved in tears testing and stress testing. Tearing test data shows that the longer the beating time imposed on the mixture, the lower the tearing force required to tear the paper samples. On the other hand, the tensile test results shows, the longer time beating the bear on the mix, the higher the tensile force should be imposed on the sample. The experimental results can help in the formulation of the pineapple leaf fiber-based paper production in accordance to the usage.


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