Development of Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composite for Ceiling Application

Oladele, Isiaka Oluwole; Akinwekomi, Akeem Damilola; Aribo, Sunday; Aladenika, A. K.

doi:10.4236/jmmce.2009.88051

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“…These included fibres from the stem of the natural sponge plant, SP, (Acanthus montanus), coconut fibre, CF, (Cocos nucifera) from the coir tree, pulverised waste paper from old newspaper pages, wooden moulds, polythene sheets and Portland cement. The CF were cut down to 40mm length to avoid balling problem during mixing and to facilitate homogeneous mixing of the composite [6] while the SP fibres were pulverised.…”

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Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Cementitous Composites

Oladele¹,

Akinwekomi²,

Donatus³

2012

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Pulverised stem fibres of the natural sponge plant, SP, (Acanthus montanus) and stranded coconut fibre, CF, (Cocos nucifera) from the coir tree were used as reinforcements for thin cement sheets in this research work. The mixture of cement and pulverised waste paper, which formed the matrix, was maintained constant while the fibre mass concentration of both fibres were varied. The slurry formed by adding water to the mixture of the matrix materials and the reinforcement fibres, was poured into rectangular mould and consequently pressed to eject excess water. De-moulded samples were allowed to cure in the laboratory for twentyeight days before flexural and compressive tests were carried out. The analysis of the experimental results established that sample coded as S4, with 30% CF and 70% SP, showed the most promising result. This implied that particulate reinforcement in cement matrix composite contributed to higher and improved flexural load bearing capacity and ductility when utilised in a higher proportion than long fibres.

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“…The flexural load (force) is the maximum load the composite can bear before fracture during flexure/ bend test [6]. Figure 1 depicts the results graphically.…”

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Donatus³

2012

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“…The water absorptivity of the composite places it as an efficient ceiling material to withstand prolonged water retention if a break occurs in the roof. Oladele et al (2009) found that the water absorptivity of the composites depends on the fibre mass fraction employed in the matrix, increasing with increasing fibre percentage. However, as the amount of fibre increases in the composite, a decline in fibre cement density results (Moslemi, 2008).…”

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“…More so, natural fibres used as reinforcement in waste paper-cement matrix improve strength and toughness of the resulting composites significantly (Oladele et al, 2009). …”

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Technology and market opportunities in fiber cement composites for small scale enterprises in Nigeria

Amaindamhen¹

2013

Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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Solving problems of unemployment and developing new materials for buildings requires moving beyond the traditional approaches to more economical, environmentally benign performance models and design properties. New approaches should develop models based on the literature and a full understanding of the root causes of failure, derived from careful failure analysis. One of the main drivers of the development efforts in fibre based composites is the trend towards greater environmental awareness and the health hazards associated with the utilization of asbestos fibres. The key to effectively developing marketable fibre cement composites for use as building materials that can be used for construction of safe and affordable structures is to identify the research and development and market needs for such products. This paper looks into the empirical production and market opportunities in terms of product performance accruable to locally manufactured fibre cement ceiling boards.

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“…A considerable research has been conducted on water absorption of natural fibre composites made of different fiber and resin (thermoplastic or thermoset) [15][16][17][18]. From their results, it can be seen that it is necessary to address further the moisture absorption problem associated with natural fibre composites.…”

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Water absorption characteristics of polyester matrix composites reinforced with oil palm ash and oil palm fibre

Alaneme¹,

Oke²,

Omotoyinbo³

2013

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The water absorption characteristics of polyester matrix hybrid composites reinforced with oil palm ash and oil palm fiber have been investigated. Open moulding method was used to produce polyester hybrid composites of 2, 4, and 6 wt% reinforcement consisting of oil palm ash (OPA) and oil palm fiber (OPF) in weight ratios of 1:0, 3:1, 1:1, 1:3 and 0:1 respectively. Water immersion test was used to study the adsorption behaviour from which the water diffusion mechanisms of the composites were established. The results show that the amount of water absorbed by the composites increases with increase in the fiber weight ratio of the OPA-OPF hybrid reinforcement and also with the increase in the weight percent of the reinforcement phase. The diffusion transport mechanism as predicted from the diffusion exponent (n) shows that the majority of the hybrid reinforced composite compositions and all the composites reinforced only with OPF exhibited super case II or case II diffusion. But all the composite grades reinforced with OPA only and the unreinforced polyester exhibited Fickian and less Fickian diffusion, respectively. It was only the hybrid composition containing 2 wt% reinforcement having weight ratio OPA: OPF of 3:1 that exhibited the intermediate behavior between Fickian and non-Fickian diffusion. Generally, it is observed that the values of the diffusion exponent (n) increase as the amount of water absorbed by the composites increases.

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Development of Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composite for Ceiling Application

Abstract: Natural sponge fibre (Acanthus montanus) was used as reinforcement for ceiling materials in

Cited by 11 publications

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Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Cementitous Composites

Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Cementitous Composites

Technology and market opportunities in fiber cement composites for small scale enterprises in Nigeria

Water absorption characteristics of polyester matrix composites reinforced with oil palm ash and oil palm fibre

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