Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Laminated Bamboo Strips from Gigantochloa scortechinii Polyester Composites
| Autor: | Aidy Ali, Kannan Rassiah, Faiz Othman, How Pueh Lee, Tong Earn Tay, Muhammad Shauqi Hazin, Megat Muhammad Hamdan Megat Ahmad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | BioResources, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 9142-9153 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 9142-9153 1930-2126 |
| DOI: | 10.15376/biores.11.4.9142-9153 |
| Popis: | The fatigue and fracture properties of bamboo fiber composites made of woven layers were investigated. This study utilized a specific type of bamboo species named Gigantochloa scortechinii (Buluh Semantan). In these experiments, unsaturated polyester (UP) and bamboo fiber (BF) strips were prepared through a hand lay-up technique using 3-mm thick aluminum mould. The composite bamboo strips had a thickness of 1.5 mm. The strips were woven together to make a single layer. The layer was then laminated into several thicknesses. The specimens were then characterized using fatigue and fracture tests. A fatigue limit of 30 MPa and fracture toughness of 5 to 8 MPa √m were obtained. These findings suggest that the bamboo strips, based on unsaturated polyester, provided relatively good fatigue and fracture properties and a good method of reinforcing fibers to combat fatigue and fracture failures. |
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