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Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail

The highway guardrails have been the essence of safety for road users. However, there have been several issues reported regarding the current material used for the highway guardrail applications. The issues highlighted are regarding the long-time performance of the materials and also the stolen part...

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Main Author: Mohd Hafni, Aidil Azwadi
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2022
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling my.usm.eprints.55700 http://eprints.usm.my/55700/ Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail Mohd Hafni, Aidil Azwadi T Technology TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The highway guardrails have been the essence of safety for road users. However, there have been several issues reported regarding the current material used for the highway guardrail applications. The issues highlighted are regarding the long-time performance of the materials and also the stolen parts of the highway guardrails which is the packers. Therefore, alternatives material to replace the current galvanised steel material have been studied which are two types of ethylene vinyl acetate polymer, EVA (A) and EVA (B) and also a glass fibre reinforced polymer, B3WG6. The scope of study is to characterize the physical and mechanical properties of these materials. These materials are subjected to 5 tests which are density measure, scanned electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, nanoindentation test, and also tensile test. The standards for the tests are configured through the literature reviews. The results from the test shows that EVA (B) has high probability to be considered as an alternative material for the highway guardrail packers due to its tensile strain property. However, simulation and demonstration needed to be done with a proper prototype in the future for the development of this study. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2022-07-01 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/55700/1/Mechanical-Physical%20Properties%20Characterization%20Of%20Alternative%20Materials%20For%20The%20Application%20In%20Highway%20Guardrail_Aidil%20Azwadi%20Mohd%20Hafni.pdf Mohd Hafni, Aidil Azwadi (2022) Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Mekanikal. (Submitted)
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Mohd Hafni, Aidil Azwadi
Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail
description The highway guardrails have been the essence of safety for road users. However, there have been several issues reported regarding the current material used for the highway guardrail applications. The issues highlighted are regarding the long-time performance of the materials and also the stolen parts of the highway guardrails which is the packers. Therefore, alternatives material to replace the current galvanised steel material have been studied which are two types of ethylene vinyl acetate polymer, EVA (A) and EVA (B) and also a glass fibre reinforced polymer, B3WG6. The scope of study is to characterize the physical and mechanical properties of these materials. These materials are subjected to 5 tests which are density measure, scanned electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, nanoindentation test, and also tensile test. The standards for the tests are configured through the literature reviews. The results from the test shows that EVA (B) has high probability to be considered as an alternative material for the highway guardrail packers due to its tensile strain property. However, simulation and demonstration needed to be done with a proper prototype in the future for the development of this study.
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author Mohd Hafni, Aidil Azwadi
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title Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail
title_short Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail
title_full Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail
title_fullStr Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical-Physical Properties Characterization Of Alternative Materials For The Application In Highway Guardrail
title_sort mechanical-physical properties characterization of alternative materials for the application in highway guardrail
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