Composite wood products
Fardad Golbabaei
Abstract
The main purpose of the production of cement or wood products, composite panels by binding mineral particles mixed with organic materials such as wood and mineral lignocellolosic connectors such as cement, plaster, etc. This study was conducted with the objective of investigating the feasibility of making ...
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The main purpose of the production of cement or wood products, composite panels by binding mineral particles mixed with organic materials such as wood and mineral lignocellolosic connectors such as cement, plaster, etc. This study was conducted with the objective of investigating the feasibility of making wood-cement using Poplar sawdust and Portland cement. A total of 30 bricks were made in the laboratories of Wood and production based on ratios of sawdust to cement (5-95, 10-90, 15-85, 25 -75 persent). Mass and volume of samples were measured and then density of bricks was calculated. The composites were tested for compressive strength using testing machine. The mean compressive strength values were 1.75 and 0.38 MPa composites with sawdust to cement ratios of 5-95 and 25-75 respectively, soaked composites swelled irrespective of the sawdust to cement ratio. The compressive strength for the soaked bricks was approximately 40% of the dry weight strength. The composite bricks were found to be unfit for paving and medium heavy load wall construction. Due to their light weight, by imparting decorative mosaics they can be used for interior wall paneling and decoration, where minimal wetting is experienced
Kamrava Pourhooshyar Ziabari; Javad Torkaman; Alireza Ashori; Yahya Hamzeh
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Physical and mechanical properties of lightweight cement blocks made from lignocelluosic fibers and rice husk ash (RHA) were investigated. The cement blocks were made using three types of natural fibers including old corrugated container (OCC), virgin kraft pulp and fiberboard fibers representing 25% ...
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Physical and mechanical properties of lightweight cement blocks made from lignocelluosic fibers and rice husk ash (RHA) were investigated. The cement blocks were made using three types of natural fibers including old corrugated container (OCC), virgin kraft pulp and fiberboard fibers representing 25% of dry weight of the block. Rice husk ash varied at 0, 25 and 50 WT% combined with 5 WT% CaCl2. Density, water adsorption and compressive strengths of blocks were measured and compared using a factorial experiment with two factors at three levels. The results showed the significant effect of fiber type on the properties of blocks. OCC fibers provided the highest density and compressive strength and had the lowest water adsorption. The density of blocks reduced at higher dosage of RHA varied from 0 to 50%, and the lowest water adsorption and highest compressive strength was obtained at 25% RHA charge. The interactive effects of raw material on the properties of cement blocks were significant and the optimum properties were obtained with OCC fibers and RHA at 25%. رص�" ��0#� pl� � همراه 5 درصد کلرید کلسیم در قالب طرح فاکتوریل دو عامله 3´3 و با سه تکرار، مجموعاً 27 بلوک سیمانی تهیه شد و دانسیته، مقدار جذب آب و مقاومت فشاری آنها مقایسه شد. تحلیل آماری مقاومت فشاری بلوکها نشان داد که اثر هر سه نوع الیاف در سطح 5 درصد معنیداری است. به‌طوری‌که بلوک‌های ساخته شده از الیاف بازیافتی دارای بیشترین دانسیته و مقاومت فشاری و همچنین کمترین مقدار جذب آب بودند. البته اثر مقدار خاکستر سبوس برنج بر خواص بلوکها نشان داد با افزایش مقدار خاکستر از صفر درصد به 50 درصد، دانسیتة بلوکها کاهش می‌یابد، ولی بهترین نتایج جذب آب و مقاومت فشاری در میزان 25 درصد خاکستر سبوس برنج حاصل شد. بررسی اثر متقابل مواد استفاده شده بر خواص بلوکها نیز نشان داد که مقدار خاکستر سبوس برنج و نوع الیاف بر هم اثر معنیداری دارند و مطلوب‌ترین بلوکها با استفاده از الیاف کاغذ بازیافتی و مقدار خاکستر سبوس به مقدار 25 درصد سیمان حاصل شد.
Ali akbar Enayati; Hossein Nazerani hoshmand; Kazem Dost hosseini; Ahmad Jahan latibari; Sohrab Rahimi
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In order to study the optimum manufacturing conditions of wood sawdust-cement perforated blocks, sawdust of headrige saw was mixed with portland cement type II, and then perforated blocks were molded from this mixture. The mixture ratios of sawdust to cement were selected as 28:72, 35:65 and 42:58, ...
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In order to study the optimum manufacturing conditions of wood sawdust-cement perforated blocks, sawdust of headrige saw was mixed with portland cement type II, and then perforated blocks were molded from this mixture. The mixture ratios of sawdust to cement were selected as 28:72, 35:65 and 42:58, respectively. CaCl2 (Calcium chloride) or MgCl2 (Magnesium chloride) at two levels (3%,5% based on the weight of the cement) were used as additives. The results of physical (thickness swelling after 2 and 24 hours soaking in water) and mechanical (compressive strength) properties of the blocks revealed that varying the sawdust to cement ratio imparted differences in physical and mechanical properties of the blocks. The blocks with sawdust to cement ratio of 42:58 showed the highest compressive strength and blocks with sawdust to cement ratio of 28:72 showed the lowest thickness swelling. It was observed that the type of additive did not impose any significant effect on physical and mechanical properties of blocks. Whereas the effect of MgCl2 level on the properties was significant
