Statistical Distributions of the Strength and Fracture Toughness of Recycled Polyethylene-Reinforced Laterite Composites
| dc.contributor.author | Salifu T. Azeko | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kabiru Mustapha | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ebenezer Annan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Olushola S. Odusanya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alfred B. O. Soboyejo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Winston O. Soboyejo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-24T10:07:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-24T10:07:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0001426 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0899-1561 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1943-5533 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3059 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering | |
| dc.title | Statistical Distributions of the Strength and Fracture Toughness of Recycled Polyethylene-Reinforced Laterite Composites | |
| dc.type | journal-article | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 3 | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 28 |