Formulation, Characterization and Future Potential of Composite Materials from Natural Resources: the case of Kenaf and Date Palm Fibers

Table 16.

Average mechanical characteristics of DP-reinforced bio-mortars obtained inthe bending and compression test.

results Average value STD results Average value STD
0 0 0 0 0 / 5.39 / / 31.1 /
  1     1     5     1     1   5.32 4.67 1.17 17.9 19.51 2.11
3.91 18.7
4.68 21.9
  2     1     10     2     4   3.39 3,57 7.06 11.32 11.50 3.49
3.62 11.98
3.54 11.20
  3     1     20     5     8   5.39 4.90 3.64 18.8 18.23 0.56
4.76 17.7
4.76 18.1
  4     2     5     2     8   3.25 3.80 6.28 16.6 15.60 1.86
4.50 16.6
3.77 13.4
  5     2     10   . 5     1   2.72 2.80 1.86 18.6 16.20 4.10
3.02 16.4
2.68 14.5
  6     2     20     1     4   3.64 3.96 2.99 13.0 13.18 1.41
4.23 11.9
4.02 14.7
  7     5     5     5     4   6.81 7.70 0.81 32.6 33.53 0.42
8.40 36.2
7.90 31.8
  8     5     10     1     8   5.99 6.43 2.47 28.46 27.97 0.43
6.00 27.79
7.31 27.67
  9     5     20     2     1   4.35 4.14 0.76 21.00 21.33 0.55
5.73 21.96
3.22 21.03