Koshila Devi, Sivakumar (2016) Degradation behavior of pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced biocomposites. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka,Malaysia. (Submitted)
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Abstract
This project investigates the degradation behavior of Pineapple leaf fibre (PALF)reinforced PLA composite when subjected to water immersion test.Samples of treated PALF reinforced PLA composite were prepared and subjected to water immersion test to study the water absorption rate by manipulating the duration of immersion period.The specimens were immersed in distilled water solution and incubated at 40·c for three different immersions period;week 0,2 and 4. Upon reaching respective immersion period,the specimens were subjected to physical testing,flexural testing,and thermal analysis.The physical and mechanical properties of the specimens reduced as the water absorption rate and the immersion period increased.Moisture induced degradation has significant impact on the mechanical properties such as flexural strength and flexural modulus of the specimen while no drastic changes were observed in terms of the thermal properties.
| Item Type: | Final Year Project (Project Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Polymeric composites,Fibrous composites |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Library > Final Year Project > FKM |
| Depositing User: | Mohd. Nazir Taib |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2018 03:05 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2018 04:40 |
| URI: | http://digitalcollection.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/20589 |
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