Design And Analysis For Development Of Natural Based For Scale Model Furniture Product

Chia, Shong Hee (2018) Design And Analysis For Development Of Natural Based For Scale Model Furniture Product. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop the new composition of naturally made resin reinforced kenaf fibre and to test and analyze the new composition of kenaf mix with natural binder. The production of synthetic fibre that produced by human cause a problem to environment and human's health. The temperature of the world has increasing from year to year and the environment pollution also becomes worst such as air pollution. Kenaf or more commonly known as Hibiscus Cannabinus is an annual, herbaceous fibre which originates from the stems of a plant in Malvaceac family. The naturally made resin used is glutinous rice that acts as a binder to combine with kenaf fibre. The reinforced between glutinous rice and kenaf fibre is made 20 samples by varying its composition. The samples were prepared by mixing the glutinous rice layer by layer with variations of kenaf in the middle. The samples were tested using a destructive test to identify its mechanical properties. The test that has been used is compression test. The results obtained found out that the best in range of composition of compression test is 15% of kenaf fiber and 85% of glutinous rice where the compression load is reach until 6527N and 7024N. By using this percentage of composition, a stool chair is developed out and compression test is used to test the compression load that can withstand by leg of chair. After testing, the compression load that can be withstand by the leg of chair is 140N. Since the stool chair using 4 legs, therefore total maximum compression load that can be withstand is 40kg which is a normal weight of a children. Therefore, all the objective of this project have been achieve where a new composite has been develop, analyze and tested.

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