Research Article | Open Access
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FLEXURAL STRENGTH AND FIRE RESISTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF NOVEL KITCHEN WASTE BLENDED GFRP AND BAGASSE BLENDED GFRP WITH PLAIN GFRP
. Mohamed Saleem, .K.Shanmuganandam , G.Anbuchezhiyan
Pages: 5783-5793
Abstract
Aim: In this study, the flexural strength and fire resistant characteristics of epoxy based Glass Fibre-reinforced polymer composite with and without novel kitchen waste filler and bagasse filler has been investigated. Materials and Methods: Hand layup method is used to fabricate the polymer composite and are
fabricated in three groups (Experimental = 2 and Control Group = 1). The ASTM D7264 standard is used to prepare sample groups (n = 20 for each group ) for flexural strength analysis. Using 3 point bending fixtures on the Universal Testing Machine, flexural strength is determined. One-way ANOVA is used to analyse and compare the test data. The UL 94V test standard is used to prepare the fire resistant samples
Keywords
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer, Novel kitchen waste filler, Bagasse filler, Flexural strength, Fire resistance, Hand Lay up method.