Munusamy, Sethu and Whitacre, Ryan and Chevali, Venkata and Ulven, Chad and Alcock, Mercedes and Yu, Zhi-Cheng and Potter, Simon (2012) Development of biobased sandwich structures for mass transit applications. In: 2012 SAMPE International Symposium and Exhibition - Emerging Opportunities: Materials and Process Solutions, 21-24 May 2012, Baltimore, United States.
Abstract
Efforts to increase the biobased content in sandwich composites are being investigated to reduce the dependence on synthetically produced or mined, energy intensive materials for numerous composite applications. Vegetable oil-based polyurethane foams are gaining recognition as good substitutes for synthetic counter parts while utilizing bast fiber to replace fiberglass is also gaining credence. In this study, soy oil-based polyurethane foam was evaluated as a core in a sandwich construction with facesheets of hybridized kenaf and E-glass fibers in a vinyl ester resin matrix to replace traditionally used plywood sheeting on steel frame for mass transit bus flooring systems. As a first step towards implementation, the static performance of the biobased foam was compared to 100% synthetic foam. Secondly, biobased sandwich structures were processed and their static performance was compared to plywood. The biobased sandwich composites designed and processed were shown to hold promise towards replacing plywood for bus flooring applications.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Institute for Agriculture and the Environment |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2016 02:04 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2018 05:35 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biobased; Biobased content; Composite applications; E-glass fibers; Facesheets; Mass transit; Oil-based polyurethane foam; Sandwich composites; Sandwich construction; Static performance; Steel frame; Synthetic foams; Vinyl ester resin |
| Fields of Research : | 09 Engineering > 0999 Other Engineering > 099999 Engineering not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/29627 |
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