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Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions

Geosynthetics or geotextile is used for aggregate separation, soil reinforcement, filtration, drainage and moisture or liquid barriers in geotechnical applications. Because of the environmental issues, a bio-based material is introduced as a sustainable construction material. The kenaf fibre is a bi...

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Main Authors: Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh, A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan, Nazir, Ramli, Abdul Rashid, Azrin Hani, Kassim, Azman, Horpibulsuk, Suksun
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2019.01.016
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spelling my.utm.876852020-11-30T13:08:40Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87685/ Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan Nazir, Ramli Abdul Rashid, Azrin Hani Kassim, Azman Horpibulsuk, Suksun TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Geosynthetics or geotextile is used for aggregate separation, soil reinforcement, filtration, drainage and moisture or liquid barriers in geotechnical applications. Because of the environmental issues, a bio-based material is introduced as a sustainable construction material. The kenaf fibre is a bio-based material available in the tropical countries. It can be potentially used as a geotextile because of its high tensile strength. This paper presents the tensile strength characteristics of kenaf geotextile, manufactured with and without sodium hydroxide (NaOH) treatment. The tensile strength of kenaf geotextile was determined by using the wide-width strip test based on the ASTM D4595-17 standard. Because the kenaf fibre has a high water absorption capability, the effect of wet and dry conditions on tensile behaviour of kenaf textile was studied. Two patterns of woven kenaf with two different opening sizes between their yarns (0 × 0 and 2 × 2 mm)—plain and incline patterns were studied. In addition, the tensile strength of the kenaf geotextiles, buried in natural ground, was examined after a one-year period. The tensile strength of kenaf geotextiles was higher for the smaller spaces between the yarns. Furthermore, the tensile strength and elongation were lower under wet condition. The alkaline treatment (6% concentration of NaOH) significantly improved the tensile strength of the woven kenaf geotextile. The tensile strength of the treated kenaf geotextile was higher than that of the untreated one, for both short and long-term conditions, showing the advantage of NaOH treatment. Elsevier Ltd 2019-08 Article PeerReviewed Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh and A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan and Nazir, Ramli and Abdul Rashid, Azrin Hani and Kassim, Azman and Horpibulsuk, Suksun (2019) Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 47 (4). pp. 522-529. ISSN 0266-1144 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2019.01.016
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh
A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan
Nazir, Ramli
Abdul Rashid, Azrin Hani
Kassim, Azman
Horpibulsuk, Suksun
Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions
description Geosynthetics or geotextile is used for aggregate separation, soil reinforcement, filtration, drainage and moisture or liquid barriers in geotechnical applications. Because of the environmental issues, a bio-based material is introduced as a sustainable construction material. The kenaf fibre is a bio-based material available in the tropical countries. It can be potentially used as a geotextile because of its high tensile strength. This paper presents the tensile strength characteristics of kenaf geotextile, manufactured with and without sodium hydroxide (NaOH) treatment. The tensile strength of kenaf geotextile was determined by using the wide-width strip test based on the ASTM D4595-17 standard. Because the kenaf fibre has a high water absorption capability, the effect of wet and dry conditions on tensile behaviour of kenaf textile was studied. Two patterns of woven kenaf with two different opening sizes between their yarns (0 × 0 and 2 × 2 mm)—plain and incline patterns were studied. In addition, the tensile strength of the kenaf geotextiles, buried in natural ground, was examined after a one-year period. The tensile strength of kenaf geotextiles was higher for the smaller spaces between the yarns. Furthermore, the tensile strength and elongation were lower under wet condition. The alkaline treatment (6% concentration of NaOH) significantly improved the tensile strength of the woven kenaf geotextile. The tensile strength of the treated kenaf geotextile was higher than that of the untreated one, for both short and long-term conditions, showing the advantage of NaOH treatment.
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author Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh
A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan
Nazir, Ramli
Abdul Rashid, Azrin Hani
Kassim, Azman
Horpibulsuk, Suksun
author_facet Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh
A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan
Nazir, Ramli
Abdul Rashid, Azrin Hani
Kassim, Azman
Horpibulsuk, Suksun
author_sort Shirazi, Mohammad Gharehzadeh
title Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions
title_short Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions
title_full Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions
title_fullStr Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions
title_sort investigation of tensile strength on alkaline treated and untreated kenaf geotextile under dry and wet conditions
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87685/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2019.01.016
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