| Title | Developing hybrid C-sections from waste and recycled composite materials |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 19938 |
| Authors | Stankovic, D; Bulstrode, S; Davidson, JR; Fernando, D; Ray, D |
| Title | Developing hybrid C-sections from waste and recycled composite materials |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | This paper investigates the performance of hybrid composites made from mixed waste plastics (wMP), recycled carbon fibre (rCF), and waste glass fibre (wGF). Two lay-up configurations with varying wGF and rCF contents were considered: one with approximately 7 vol% rCF (25 vol% wGF) and another with approximately 15 vol% rCF (9.4 vol% wGF). The tensile, compressive, and flexural performance of standard coupon specimens for both configurations were assessed, revealing that specimens with increased rCF content exhibited superior performance. Additionally, three hybrid C-sections, containing 15 vol% rCF, were thermoformed and subjected to axial compression. All three C-sections failed due to bearing failure, accompanied by some interlaminar delamination and material crushing at the loading ends. Their weight-specific load capacity surpassed that of similar sections published in the literature, such as ultra-thin-walled steel C-sections, by almost 95 %. A finite element model (FEM) of the C-section was developed and was able to predict reasonably well the stress versus strain response. These findings demonstrate that waste and recycled composite materials could serve as sustainable alternatives to ultra-thin-walled steel C-sections and other conventional materials commonly used in construction. |
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