dc.contributor.author | Kassab, Raghad | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-07T17:42:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-07T17:42:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-04-07T17:42:36Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/78398 | |
dc.description.abstract | The use of disposable plastic items has been increasing enormously throughout the past ten years. Despite comprising of recyclable polymers, thermoplastic waste has made international headlines as a major source of environmental pollution. For this thesis, multiple thermoplastic constituents were used to create different sets of sandwich panels that were tested and studied rigorously to determine whether a relevant structural application can arise from the current thermoplastic waste. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) was used in fibre form to create a new fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite used as the facing material for the sandwich panels. Polypropylene (PP) was used in the form of honeycomb as a core material to one set of sandwich panels. Another set of sandwich panels was made from recycled PET foam core, which was obtained from 100% post-consumer PET bottles. Mechanical properties of the sandwich structures and their different components were obtained experimentally and analytically. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Plastic waste | en_US |
dc.subject | Sustainability | en_US |
dc.subject | Sandwich panels | en_US |
dc.subject | Fibre reinforced polymer | en_US |
dc.subject | Composites | en_US |
dc.title | EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE SANDWICH PANELS | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2020-03-26 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Civil Engineering | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Applied Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | n/a | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Hany El Naggar | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Tamunoiyala Koko | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Kyle Tousignant | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Pedram Sadeghian | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |