Advanced High Strength Natural Fibre Composites in Construction

Advanced High Strength Natural Fibre Composites in Construction provides the basic framework and knowledge required for the efficient and sustainable use of natural fiber composites as a structural and building material, along with information on the ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of use and competitiveness of these composites.

Areas of particular interest include understanding the nature and behavior of raw materials and their functional contributions to the advanced architectures of high strength composites (Part 1), discussing both traditional and novel manufacturing technologies for various advanced natural fiber construction materials (Part 2), examining the parameters and performance of the composites (Part 3), and finally commenting on the associated codes, standards, and sustainable development of advanced high strength natural fiber composites for construction. This exposition will be based on well understood environmental science as it applies to construction (Part 4).

The book is aimed at academics, research scholars, and engineers, and will serve as a most valuable text or reference book that challenges undergraduate and postgraduate students to think beyond standard practices when designing and creating novel construction materials.

Presents the first comprehensive review on the efficient and sustainable use of natural fiber composites in construction and building materialsContains detailed information on the structure, chemical composition, and physical and mechanical properties of natural fibers Covers both traditional and novel manufacturing technologies for high strength natural fiber compositesIncludes material parameters and performance in use, as well as associated codes, standards, and applied case studiesPresents contributions from leading international experts in the field

1. Introduction

Part 1 Natural fibres as raw materials for high strength composites: their nature and behaviour 2. Chemical compositions of nature fibres 3. Physical and mechanical properties of natural fibre

Part 2 Advanced design and manufacturing of high strength natural fibre composites 4. Nanocellulose biocomposites 5. Functional pretreatments of natural raw materials 6. Cellulose-polymer composites (WPC) 7. Long natural fibre composites (high strength natural fibre composites) 8. Cellulose fibre-based reinforced composites 9. Natural fibre inorganic composites (cement fibre composites) 10. Natural fibre rebar cementitious composites  11. Bamboo fibre-based composites 12. Straw fibre-based construction materials

Part 3 Performance in use 13. Electricity functional compsites 14. Sound insulation functional composites 15. Temperature sensitive colour-changed composites 16. Architectural (decorative) natural fibre composites for construction 17. Short term and long term properties of natural fibre composites 18. Creep and duration of load of natural fibre composites 19. Flame retardant natural fiber composites

Part 4 Intelligent construction and sustainability using high strength natural fibre composites 20. Design characteristics, codes and standards of natural fibre composites 21. Sustainability and life assessment of high strength natural fibre composites in construction 22. Future scope and intelligence of natural fibre based construction composites