Kwara State University
Kabiru Mustapha
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Designation: Senior Lecturer
Department: Material Science and Engineering
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| 1 | Statistical Distributions of the Strength and Fracture Toughness of Recycled Polyethylene-Reinforced Laterite Composites |
This paper presents the results of combined experimental and theoretical studies of the statistical distributions of the strength and fracture toughness of recycled polyethylene-reinforced laterite composites for potential applications in building materials. The composites are produced with different volume percentages (0–30% v/v) and particle sizes (∼300 0.02, ∼600 0.03, ∼900 0.03, ∼1,200 0.02, ∼1,500 0.04, and 1,800 0.03 μm) of powdered polyethylene (PE) in a laterite matrix. The composites with ∼900 0.03 μm and 20-volume percentage of PE are shown to have the best combination of flexural-compressive strengths and fracture toughness. The statistical variations in the flexural-compressive strengths and fracture toughness are well characterized by the Weibull distributions. | Azeko, S. T., Mustapha, K., Annan, E., Odusanya, O. S., Soboyejo, A. B., & Soboyejo, W. O. | 28 | Journal | 2015-07-13 | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001426 | |