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  title info:
    title: Development of hybrid kenaf-glass reinforced UPE composite for structural applications
  name:
    name part: Atiqah binti Mohd Afdzaluddin
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    place:
      place term: Kuala Lumpur
    publisher: Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia
    date issued: 2014
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xix, 141 leaves : ill. ; 30cm.
  abstract: Hybrid synthetic and natural fiber composite materials are attractive structural materials because of natural fibers resource and their lower cost. Hybrid composite materials have been dominant emerging materials in engineering field. The demand of new materials for structural applications is increasing due to recent advances in construction, automobile, household, military structure and other industries. In this work, hybrid kenaf-glass (KG) reinforced unsaturated polyester (UPE) resin composite was selected as the most appropriate material for new generation structural application using digital logic (DL) and knowledge based system (KBS) methods. Sheet moulding compound (SMC) method was used to develop hybrid kenaf and glass by varying the volume of kenaf and glass fibers starting from 0%, 7.5%, 15%, 22.5% and 30% in UPE matrix coded with 30 GF, 7.5/22.5 KG, 15/15 KG, 22.5/7.5 KG and 30 KF respectively. This study covered the effect of mercerization on kenaf fiber and electron beam radiation of 75 kGy doses on the fabricated hybrid composites. The mechanical properties of developed hybrid kenaf-glass composite reinforced UPE composite were studied through flexural, tensile and impact tests. The thermal properties were characterized using thermagravimetric analysis (TGA) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) methods. The morphology of the hybrid composites were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) analysis was carried out to distinguish the treated and untreated kenaf fiber and irradiated and non-irradiated of electron beam (EB) radiation on developed hybrid composites. The mercerization treatment of kenaf fiber caused a great influence towards the mechanical properties of hybrid KG-UPE composite and also higher when treated kenaf fiber in the hybrid formulations. Among the five formulations the 15/15 KG with treated kenaf showed optimum formulation with higher, tensile and impact strength. Conversely, the e…
  note: by Atiqah binti Mohd Afdzaluddin
  note: Thesis (MSMAT)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2014.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-126).
  subject:
    geographic code: a-my---
  classification: TA418.9.C6
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/4633
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 140818
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng