ABSTRACT

Sustainable development in construction field enhances the usage of renewable materials in concrete. In this paper an effort is made to characterize and utilize such renewable materials as an alternative material to wooden construction products. Natural plant fibers such as Jute fiber and banana fiber are used for this purpose. In addition to this, industrial wastes such as Fly ash (FA) and Groundnut shell ash (GNSA) have been used for manufacturing value added composite materials. This research work aims to introduce an alternative to wood usage which will promote forest conservation, to reduce industrial waste deposits, and to enhance environmental protection. The inclusion of banana fiber, jute fiber and natural resin resulted in the reduction of water absorption from 24% to 1.2% and 12 times improvement in the mechanical behavior when compared to particle board and teak wood. Adding groundnut ash showed improved abrasion resistance by 1.25 times. The proposed composite material reinforced with natural fiber and industrial waste has superior mechanical properties, better resistance to water absorption, wear and tear effect, and fire and weathering effects and also acts as a cost and energy effective material than the particle board and teak wood.

摘要

建筑领域的可持续发展提高了可再生材料在混凝土中的使用。在本文中，我们努力描述和利用这种可再生材料作为木制建筑产品的替代材料。为此目的使用天然植物纤维，例如黄麻纤维和香蕉纤维。除此之外，粉煤灰 (FA) 和花生壳灰 (GNSA) 等工业废料已被用于制造增值复合材料。这项研究工作旨在引入一种替代木材使用的方法，以促进森林保护、减少工业废物沉积并加强环境保护。香蕉纤维、黄麻纤维和天然树脂的加入导致吸水率从 24% 降低到 1。与刨花板和柚木相比，机械性能提高 2% 和 12 倍。添加花生灰的耐磨性提高了 1.25 倍。所提出的用天然纤维和工业废料增强的复合材料具有优异的机械性能、更好的抗吸水性、耐磨性和耐火性和耐候性，并且比刨花板和柚木还具有成本和能源效益。