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Effect of the Incorporation of Olive Tree Pruning Sawdust in the Production of Lightweight Mortars 在轻质砂浆生产中掺入橄榄树修枝锯屑的影响

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050188

Marina Oya-Monzón, Dolores Eliche-Quesada, M. L. La Rubia

{"title":"Effect of the Incorporation of Olive Tree Pruning Sawdust in the Production of Lightweight Mortars","authors":"Marina Oya-Monzón, Dolores Eliche-Quesada, M. L. La Rubia","doi":"10.3390/jcs8050188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8050188","url":null,"abstract":"In order to reduce energy consumption in buildings, this study used olive pruning sawdust (OTPS) instead of natural sand in the production of lightweight mortars. Different percentages of natural sand substitution were tested: 0, 10, 25, and 50% by volume of sand over 7 and 28 days of curing time. Additionally, the influence of a chemical pretreatment in an aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide on the OTPS was also evaluated to mineralize the wood before its addition to the mortar mixture. Mortars with OTPS incorporations were characterized by volumetric shrinkage, bulk density, and capillary water absorption. Mechanical behavior was tested through compression and flexural tests. The addition of this byproduct decreased bulk density and increased mortar porosity. Pretreating olive pruning sawdust with an aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide was effective for wood mineralization, resulting in physical and mechanical properties superior to mortars without pretreatment. The results showed that a maximum addition of 10% by volume of OTPS treated with calcium hydroxide solution produced lighter mortars with similar mechanical properties to the control mortar. Adding higher amounts of pretreated olive pruning (25–50% by volume) led to a more pronounced deterioration of mechanical properties.","PeriodicalId":502935,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Composites Science","volume":"11 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140963427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Influence of Silica Nanoparticles on the Physical Properties of Random Polypropylene 纳米二氧化硅颗粒对无规聚丙烯物理性质的影响

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050186

Evangelia Delli, Dimitrios Gkiliopoulos, Evangelia Vouvoudi, D. Bikiaris, Thomas Kehagias, Konstantinos Chrissafis

{"title":"Influence of Silica Nanoparticles on the Physical Properties of Random Polypropylene","authors":"Evangelia Delli, Dimitrios Gkiliopoulos, Evangelia Vouvoudi, D. Bikiaris, Thomas Kehagias, Konstantinos Chrissafis","doi":"10.3390/jcs8050186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8050186","url":null,"abstract":"Random polypropylene is considered an alternative material to regular polypropylene for applications where improved impact and creep resistance, as well as stiffness, are required. Random polypropylene nanocomposites reinforced with dimethyldichlorosilane-treated silica particles were prepared using meltmixing. The effect of varying the nanoparticles’ content on the structural, mechanical, damping and thermal behavior of the nanocomposites was investigated. The results indicated the improved deformation potential, fracture toughness, and energy storage capacity of the matrix with increasing the filler content. It was observed that the use of high filler fractions limited the reinforcing efficiency of the SiO2 nanoparticles due to the formation of large agglomerates. The nanoparticles’ segregation was initially advised by modeling Young’s modulus but was also confirmed by electron imaging. Examination of the thermal properties of the nanocomposites indicated the limited effect of the nanoparticles on the melting behavior along with the thermal stability of the matrix. These results confirmed the usage of silica nanoparticles as a way of further improving the mechanical and thermomechanical properties of random polypropylene.","PeriodicalId":502935,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Composites Science","volume":"38 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140968427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Properties of Composites Based on Polylactide Filled with Cork Filler 填充了软木填料的聚乳酸复合材料的性能

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050185

M. Fabijański

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Analytical and Experimental Behaviour of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Columns under Fire Loading 火灾荷载下 GFRP 加固混凝土柱的分析和实验行为

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050187

Ana Almerich-Chulia, Pedro Martin-Concepcion, J. Moreno-Puchalt, J. Molines-Cano

{"title":"Analytical and Experimental Behaviour of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Columns under Fire Loading","authors":"Ana Almerich-Chulia, Pedro Martin-Concepcion, J. Moreno-Puchalt, J. Molines-Cano","doi":"10.3390/jcs8050187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8050187","url":null,"abstract":"Fire engineering endeavours to mitigate injury or the loss of life in the event of a fire. This is achieved primarily through fire prevention, containment, and extinguishment measures. Should prevention fail, the structural integrity of buildings, coupled with effective evacuation strategies, becomes paramount. While glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) materials have demonstrated efficacy in reinforcing concrete elements, their performance under fire conditions, notably in comparison to steel, necessitates a deeper understanding for structural applications. This study experimentally and numerically investigates the fire performance of GFRP-reinforced concrete (RC) columns subjected to only fire load without additional external loads. The research aims to ascertain the fire resistance based on the thickness of the concrete coating and the ultimate tensile strength of GFRP rebars after 90 min of fire exposure. Four GFRP-RC columns were subjected to a standardized fire curve on all sides in the experimental program. In the analytical program, a theoretical model was developed using the heat transfer module of the COMSOL software. The results of both analyses were very close, indicating the reliability of the procedure used. Based on the findings, recommendations regarding the fire resistance of GFRP-RC columns were formulated for structural applications. Results from this research provide the civil engineering community with data that will help them continue using FRP materials as internal reinforcement for concrete.","PeriodicalId":502935,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Composites Science","volume":"53 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140971143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mechanical Characterization of Hybrid Steel Wire Mesh/Basalt/Epoxy Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Laminates 混合钢丝网/沥青/环氧纤维增强聚合物复合层压板的机械特性分析

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050184

Mohamad Yusuf Bin Salim, A. Farokhi Nejad, Mohd Yazid Yahya, T. Dickhut, S. R. Rahimian Koloor

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Comparative Investigation of Thermal Properties Improvement of Nano-Enhanced Organic Phase Change Materials 纳米增强型有机相变材料热性能改善的比较研究

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050182

Aravindh Madhavankutty Ambika, Gopi Kannan Kalimuthu, Veerakumar Chinnasamy

{"title":"Comparative Investigation of Thermal Properties Improvement of Nano-Enhanced Organic Phase Change Materials","authors":"Aravindh Madhavankutty Ambika, Gopi Kannan Kalimuthu, Veerakumar Chinnasamy","doi":"10.3390/jcs8050182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8050182","url":null,"abstract":"Thermal energy storage (TES) using phase change materials (PCMs) is one of the potential solutions for stockpiling thermal energy and utilizing it for different applications, which results in effective energy usage. The main drawback of organic PCMs in practical applications is poor heat transfer due to low thermal conductivity (TC). Therefore, investigations into nano-enhanced PCMs are being explored to improve their thermophysical properties. In this work, the various thermophysical characteristics of nano-enhanced lauryl alcohol as a PCM were investigated using carbon-based and metallic nanoparticles. The results indicated that the addition of nanoparticles improved its thermal properties and affected other physical properties, such as viscosity. The latent heat was degraded with the addition of nanoparticles. The results revealed that by adding MWCNTs and CuO nanoparticles, a maximum of 82.6% and 49.6% improvement in TC was achieved, respectively. The maximum drop in latent heat during melting and freezing for the PCM with MWCNTs was about 10.1% and 9.3%, respectively, whereas for the PCM with CuO, they were about 11% and 10.3%, respectively. The lowest supercooling for the PCM with MWCNTs and CuO nanoparticles was 8.6 and 8.3 °C, respectively. The present work confirms that nano-enhanced PCMs can be a potential material for storing thermal energy for various applications.","PeriodicalId":502935,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Composites Science","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140982889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unveiling the Influential Factors and Heavy Industrial Applications of Graphene Hybrid Polymer Composites 揭示石墨烯混合聚合物复合材料的影响因素和重工业应用

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050183

Zulfiqar Ali, Saba Yaqoob, Jinhong Yu, Alberto D’Amore

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New Accomplishments on the Equivalence of the First-Order Displacement-Based Zigzag Theories through a Unified Formulation 通过统一表述实现基于一阶位移的之字形理论等效性的新成果

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050181

M. Di Sciuva, M. Sorrenti

{"title":"New Accomplishments on the Equivalence of the First-Order Displacement-Based Zigzag Theories through a Unified Formulation","authors":"M. Di Sciuva, M. Sorrenti","doi":"10.3390/jcs8050181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8050181","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents a critical review and new accomplishments on the equivalence of the first-order displacement-based zigzag theories for laminated composite and sandwich structures. Zigzag theories (ZZTs) have widely spread among researchers over the last few decades thanks to their accuracy in predicting the response of multilayered composite and sandwich structures while retaining the simplicity of their underlying equivalent single-layer (ESL) theory. The displacement field consists of two main contributions: the global one, able to describe the overall structural behaviour, and the local layer-wise one that considers the transverse shear continuity at the layer interfaces that describe the “zigzag” displacement pattern typical of multilayered structures. In the framework of displacement-based linear ZZTs, various assumptions have been made on the local contribution, and different theories have been deduced. This paper aims to provide a unified formulation for first-order ZZTs, highlighting some common aspects and underlying equivalencies with existing formulations. The mathematical demonstrations and the numerical examples prove the equivalence of the approaches to characterising local zigzag enrichment. Finally, it is demonstrated that the kinematic assumptions are the discriminants of the ZZTs’ accuracy.","PeriodicalId":502935,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Composites Science","volume":"101 39","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140987511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Technological Analysis of the Production of Nickel-Containing Composite Materials 含镍复合材料生产技术分析

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050179

B. Kelamanov, D. Yessengaliyev, O. Sariev, Askhat Akuov, Yerulan Samuratov, T. Zhuniskaliyev, Yerbol Kuatbay, Yerbol Mukhambetgaliyev, Olga Kolesnikova, Assel Zhumatova, Zukhra Karaidarova, A. Abdirashit

{"title":"Technological Analysis of the Production of Nickel-Containing Composite Materials","authors":"B. Kelamanov, D. Yessengaliyev, O. Sariev, Askhat Akuov, Yerulan Samuratov, T. Zhuniskaliyev, Yerbol Kuatbay, Yerbol Mukhambetgaliyev, Olga Kolesnikova, Assel Zhumatova, Zukhra Karaidarova, A. Abdirashit","doi":"10.3390/jcs8050179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8050179","url":null,"abstract":"The article presents the results of obtaining a composite material by sintering nickel-containing raw materials mixed with carbon-containing materials, namely using coke and semi-coke. The sintering process was performed at a charge layer height of 240 mm and the temperature of the lower layer was T = 1200 °C. The results of the sieve analysis showed (a fraction of 10 mm) that the yield of a suitable composite material using coke was 68.3% and with semi-coke 67.0%. The average nickel and chromium content in the composite materials was 1.42% and 3.07%, accordingly. As a result of determining the strength characteristics of the obtained composite materials with various reducing agents by dropping from a height of 2 m onto a steel pallet, it was found that the obtained composite materials have high mechanical properties in terms of strength of 81% and 89.2%. The results of the elemental composition at the studied points and the thermal analysis of the studied composite material are presented. The mineralogical composition of the composite material is presented in the form of serpentine and nontronite, and the empty rock is made of quartz and talc. The activation energy of thermal analysis by the method of non-isothermal kinetics were calculated. The results of experiments on the production of composite materials from nickel-containing raw materials will be recommended for obtaining the optimal composition of composite materials at the stage of pilot tests and industrial development of the developed technology for processing nickel ores of the Republic of Kazakhstan. For the processing of nickel-poor nickel ores, it is of great importance to obtain optimal technological and technical and economic indicators that ensure low cost of nickel in the resulting product.","PeriodicalId":502935,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Composites Science","volume":"112 50","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140986704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development of New Polyimide/Spirulina Hybrid Materials: Preparation and Characterization 开发新型聚酰亚胺/螺旋藻杂化材料：制备与表征

Journal of Composites Science Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.3390/jcs8050178

M. Aflori, Diana Serbezeanu, A. Ipate, A. Dobos, D. Rusu

{"title":"Development of New Polyimide/Spirulina Hybrid Materials: Preparation and Characterization","authors":"M. Aflori, Diana Serbezeanu, A. Ipate, A. Dobos, D. Rusu","doi":"10.3390/jcs8050178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8050178","url":null,"abstract":"This study presents the synthesis and characterization of polyimide (PI-2) films incorporated with spirulina powder for potential biomedical applications. The synthesis of PI-2 was achieved through a two-step polycondensation reaction using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as the solvent. The incorporation of spirulina was systematically varied to investigate its effects on the structural and surface properties of the hybrid materials. Scanning electron microscopy revealed a tightly bound interface between spirulina and the PI-2 matrix, indicating effective dispersion and strong interfacial adhesion. Profilometry and Raman spectroscopy confirmed the homogeneous integration of spirulina within the polymer matrix, with resulting variations in surface roughness and chemistry. Contact angle measurements demonstrated altered wettability characteristics, with increased hydrophilicity observed with spirulina incorporation. Furthermore, blood component interaction studies indicated the variations in adhesion behavior observed for red blood cells, platelets, and plasma proteins. Water uptake studies revealed enhanced absorption capacity in PI-2 films loaded with spirulina, highlighting their potential suitability for applications requiring controlled hydration. Overall, this comprehensive characterization elucidates the potential of PI-2/spirulina hybrid materials for diverse biomedical applications, offering tunable properties that can be tailored to specific requirements.","PeriodicalId":502935,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Composites Science","volume":"124 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140985891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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