TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of water hyacinth waste to produce fibre-reinforced polymer composites for concrete confinement
T2 - Mechanical performance and environmental assessment
AU - Jirawattanasomkul, Tidarut
AU - Minakawa, Haruna
AU - Likitlersuang, Suched
AU - Ueda, Tamon
AU - Dai, Jian-Guo
AU - Wuttiwannasak, Nattamet
AU - Kongwang, Nattapong
PY - 2021/4/10
Y1 - 2021/4/10
N2 - Use of eco-friendly building materials and/or recycling technologies becomes a trend in construction industry. In many countries, fast spreading of water hyacinth in natural rivers and canals results in a drainage problem. Consequently, the municipal offices have to spend substantial annual budgets to get rid of the water hyacinth wastes. This research explores for the first time the development and use of water hyacinth wastes for producing fibre-reinforced polymer composite as a strengthening material to confine concrete. The water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite coupons were tested to obtain their tensile strength, ultimate strain, and elastic modulus. A series of compression tests were conducted on water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite confined concrete to investigate the improved strength and ductility performance. Both environmental and economic impact assessments were conducted to illustrate the potential of using water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite as a strengthening material, through comparing the water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite and other natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites and conventional fibre-reinforced polymer composites. It is concluded that the mechanical properties of water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite are acceptable for concrete strengthening purpose. More importantly, as compared to conventional fibre-reinforced polymer composites, use of water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite is rewarded by its environmental friendliness, which is the less water consumption during the production and the reduction of natural wastes. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd.
AB - Use of eco-friendly building materials and/or recycling technologies becomes a trend in construction industry. In many countries, fast spreading of water hyacinth in natural rivers and canals results in a drainage problem. Consequently, the municipal offices have to spend substantial annual budgets to get rid of the water hyacinth wastes. This research explores for the first time the development and use of water hyacinth wastes for producing fibre-reinforced polymer composite as a strengthening material to confine concrete. The water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite coupons were tested to obtain their tensile strength, ultimate strain, and elastic modulus. A series of compression tests were conducted on water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite confined concrete to investigate the improved strength and ductility performance. Both environmental and economic impact assessments were conducted to illustrate the potential of using water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite as a strengthening material, through comparing the water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite and other natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites and conventional fibre-reinforced polymer composites. It is concluded that the mechanical properties of water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite are acceptable for concrete strengthening purpose. More importantly, as compared to conventional fibre-reinforced polymer composites, use of water hyacinth fibre-reinforced polymer composite is rewarded by its environmental friendliness, which is the less water consumption during the production and the reduction of natural wastes. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd.
KW - Concrete
KW - Confinement
KW - Cost efficiency
KW - Environmental impact
KW - Fibre-reinforced polymer composite
KW - Natural fibre
KW - Water hyacinth
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126041
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126041
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
AN - SCOPUS:85100016526
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 292
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
M1 - 126041
ER -
