Advanced high strength natural fibre composites in construction

Advanced High Strength Natural Fibre Composites in Construction provides the basic framework and knowledge required for the efficient and sustainable use of natural fiber composites as a structural and building material, along with information on the ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of use...

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Other Authors Fan, Mizi (Editor), Fu, Feng (Structural engineer) (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Woodhead Publishing, [2017]
©2017
SeriesWoodhead Publishing series in composites science and engineering ; no. 74.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780081004302
0081004303
9780081004111
0081004117
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: a perspective
  • natural fibre composites in construction
  • Chemical compositions of natural fibres
  • Physical and mechanical properties of natural fibers
  • Functional pretreatments of natural raw materials
  • Cellulose polymer composites (WPC)
  • Long natural fibre composites
  • Cellulose fiber-based high strenght composites
  • Natural fibre cement composites
  • Natural fibre rebar cemntitious composites
  • Development of bamboo fiber-based composites
  • Straw fibre-based construction materials
  • Electricity functional composite for building construction
  • Sound absorption and insulation functional composites fire performance of natural fibre composites in construction
  • Temperature sensitive colour-changed composites
  • Architectural (decorative) natural fiber composites for construction
  • Short term and long-term properties of natural fibre composites
  • Creep behavior of plant fibre composites
  • Thermal and flame retardancy properties of thermoplastics/natural fiber biocomposites
  • Design characteristics, code and standards of natural fibre composites
  • Sustainability and life assessment of high strength natural fibre composites in construction
  • Future scope and intelligence of natural fibre based construction composites.