Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites

Availability; Codes (standards); Concrete beams and girders; Construction; Construction industry; Design; Environmental management; Fiber reinforced plastics; Greenhouse gases; Natural fibers; Reinforced concrete; Sustainable development; Building and construction; Environmental performance; Fibre r...

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Main Authors: Alam M.A., Sapuan S.M., Mansor M.R.
Other Authors: 57199298044
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Published: Elsevier Inc. 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-234832023-05-29T14:40:54Z Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites Alam M.A. Sapuan S.M. Mansor M.R. 57199298044 35230794000 36441561500 Availability; Codes (standards); Concrete beams and girders; Construction; Construction industry; Design; Environmental management; Fiber reinforced plastics; Greenhouse gases; Natural fibers; Reinforced concrete; Sustainable development; Building and construction; Environmental performance; Fibre reinforced polymers; Natural fibre composites; Reinforced concrete beams; Research and application; Shear strengthening; Sustainable construction; Structural design The pursuit towards achieving sustainable construction worldwide has spurred a great effort in improving current practices in the building and construction industry. The high involvement in terms of research and application of environmentally friendly raw materials for the industry is one of the showcases of the effort made in achieving this goal. One of the most promising sources of raw material, which can highly contribute to improve the environmental performance of current building materials, is natural fibre composites (NFC). NFC is acknowledged as a renewable and recyclable material and can also offer advantages such as low cost and high material availability and, most importantly, has low energy and greenhouse gas emission implications during use. In this chapter the involvement of NFC for a sustainable construction process is explained with a focus on the design characteristics, codes and standards. An overview of NFC for sustainable construction is explained with examples on various building and construction product applications. Furthermore, a new proposed design model involving NFC laminate for shear strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams is also included in this chapter. Finally, a case study on the applicability of the new design model is also demonstrated using kenaf fibre reinforced polymer (KFRP) composites. It is expected that the design model can serve as a reference to systematic and correct design practice for practitioners, involving the use of NFC in RC beams for building and construction applications. � 2017 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. Final 2023-05-29T06:40:53Z 2023-05-29T06:40:53Z 2017 Book Chapter 10.1016/B978-0-08-100411-1.00020-0 2-s2.0-85009892640 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85009892640&doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-08-100411-1.00020-0&partnerID=40&md5=7ad074de3676d921f07ce355092c6b24 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23483 511 528 All Open Access, Green Elsevier Inc. Scopus
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description Availability; Codes (standards); Concrete beams and girders; Construction; Construction industry; Design; Environmental management; Fiber reinforced plastics; Greenhouse gases; Natural fibers; Reinforced concrete; Sustainable development; Building and construction; Environmental performance; Fibre reinforced polymers; Natural fibre composites; Reinforced concrete beams; Research and application; Shear strengthening; Sustainable construction; Structural design
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Alam M.A.
Sapuan S.M.
Mansor M.R.
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author Alam M.A.
Sapuan S.M.
Mansor M.R.
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Sapuan S.M.
Mansor M.R.
Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites
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title Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites
title_short Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites
title_full Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites
title_fullStr Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites
title_full_unstemmed Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites
title_sort design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites
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