Engineering sustainable construction material: Hemp-fiber-reinforced composite with recycled high-density polyethylene matrix

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 204-208

  Lu, Na ^a   Korman, Thomas M ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Green composite; Natural fiber composite; Sustainable materials

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION-MOLDING TECHNIQUE; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; GREEN COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA;

BENDING STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; POLYETHYLENES; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BEND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; DENSITY; FIBERS; HEMP; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYETHYLENE; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84882372962     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000115     Document Type: Article

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