Fracture and Structural Integrity e-ISSN 1971-8993 Open access
Damage mechanics Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025)

The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties

Author and affiliation details
  • Lijo Varghese Corresponding author Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India ORCID iD0000-0001-9550-8891 lijovarghese08@gmail.com
  • G.C. Mohan Kumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05
Pages
49-66
Published
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CC BY 4.0
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Abstract

The use of Areca sheath in developing a newer composite material is proposed in this article. The Areca sheath particulates are extracted by pulverizing long sheaths into different sizes of particulates and are reinforced into the epoxy to process the composites. The study evaluated these composites' macroscopic and vibrational properties, revealing that those with coarse particulates demonstrated superior tensile and flexural strengths, impact strength, hardness, and natural frequency. Notably, the coarse epoxy composite with a 10% weight fraction of particulates exhibited tensile strength and modulus values of 24 MPa and 1050 MPa, respectively. These findings suggest that incorporating a 10% weight fraction of coarse Areca sheath particulates into epoxy resin significantly enhances the composite's macroscopic and vibrational properties, making it a promising material for various building applications like Partition panels, Ceiling Panels, and similar applications.

 

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Article history

  1. ReceivedUntil the next stage: 39 days
  2. RevisedUntil the next stage: 1 day
  3. AcceptedUntil the next stage: 12 days
  4. Published

About the authors

G.C. Mohan Kumar

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering,, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India

How to cite

APA

Varghese, L., & Mohan Kumar, G. (2024). The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(71), 49–66. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05

IEEE

L. Varghese and G. Mohan Kumar, “The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 19, no. 71, pp. 49–66, 2024, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05.

MLA

Varghese, Lijo, and G.C. Mohan Kumar. “The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 19, no. 71, 2024, pp. 49–66. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05.

Chicago

Varghese, Lijo, and G.C. Mohan Kumar. 2024. “The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 19 (71): 49–66. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05.

Harvard

Varghese, L. and Mohan Kumar, G. (2024) ‘The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(71), pp. 49–66. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05.

Vancouver

Varghese L, Mohan Kumar G. The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2024;19(71):49-66. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05

BibTeX

@article{varghese2024, author = {Varghese, Lijo and Mohan Kumar, G.C.}, title = {The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2024}, volume = {19}, number = {71}, pages = {49--66}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Varghese, Lijo AU - Mohan Kumar, G.C. TI - The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2024 DA - 2024/10/08 VL - 19 IS - 71 SP - 49 EP - 66 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.05 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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