A Comparative Study to Assess the Thermal Behaviour of Sandwich Roof Panels with Coconut Fibre as an Alternative Core Material to Polyurethane
Sandwich panels (modular panels) promote optimal solutions to some major issues prevailing in the construction industry such as increased energy consumption by building elements, excessive disposal of constructional waste and unproductive time spent during construction. Hence, the inclination towar...
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Electronic Journals for Science and Engineering - International
2023-07-01
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| Loạt: | Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering |
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| author | Sathya Bandaranayake Tharika Kahandawa Arachchi Kumari Gamage |
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Sandwich panels (modular panels) promote optimal solutions to some major issues prevailing in the construction industry such as increased energy consumption by building elements, excessive disposal of constructional waste and unproductive time spent during construction. Hence, the inclination towards sandwich elements has been increased vastly deviating from conventional building construction materials and methods. However, the potentiality of using locally available natural materials for the development of sandwich panels is a salient sustainable approach that needs to be addressed. This study evaluates the current and potential materials used in modular panels and key properties of sandwich panels including mechanical, thermal insulation, and sound insulation properties. Moreover, various test methods followed, and standards specified to investigate the mechanical, thermal and acoustic insulation properties are also discussed. The possibility of using coconut fibre as a locally available natural alternative core material to polyurethane core of sandwich panels has been evaluated using simulations based on the material properties obtained from literature. The study identifies coconut fibre as a potential alternative core material for sandwich roof panels as it reflects nearly similar thermal behaviour to polyurethane.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7d7f118814b443b9c83c79d3cf74fa62023-08-29T10:22:32ZengElectronic Journals for Science and Engineering - InternationalElectronic Journal of Structural Engineering1443-92552023-07-0123310.56748/ejse.234153A Comparative Study to Assess the Thermal Behaviour of Sandwich Roof Panels with Coconut Fibre as an Alternative Core Material to PolyurethaneSathya Bandaranayake0Tharika Kahandawa Arachchi1Kumari Gamage2University of MoratuwaUniversity of MoratuwaUniversity of Moratuwa Sandwich panels (modular panels) promote optimal solutions to some major issues prevailing in the construction industry such as increased energy consumption by building elements, excessive disposal of constructional waste and unproductive time spent during construction. Hence, the inclination towards sandwich elements has been increased vastly deviating from conventional building construction materials and methods. However, the potentiality of using locally available natural materials for the development of sandwich panels is a salient sustainable approach that needs to be addressed. This study evaluates the current and potential materials used in modular panels and key properties of sandwich panels including mechanical, thermal insulation, and sound insulation properties. Moreover, various test methods followed, and standards specified to investigate the mechanical, thermal and acoustic insulation properties are also discussed. The possibility of using coconut fibre as a locally available natural alternative core material to polyurethane core of sandwich panels has been evaluated using simulations based on the material properties obtained from literature. The study identifies coconut fibre as a potential alternative core material for sandwich roof panels as it reflects nearly similar thermal behaviour to polyurethane. https://ejsei.com/EJSE/article/view/415Modular PanelsInsulationSustainabilityCoir Fibre |
| spellingShingle | Sathya Bandaranayake Tharika Kahandawa Arachchi Kumari Gamage A Comparative Study to Assess the Thermal Behaviour of Sandwich Roof Panels with Coconut Fibre as an Alternative Core Material to Polyurethane Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering Modular Panels Insulation Sustainability Coir Fibre |
| title | A Comparative Study to Assess the Thermal Behaviour of Sandwich Roof Panels with Coconut Fibre as an Alternative Core Material to Polyurethane |
| title_full | A Comparative Study to Assess the Thermal Behaviour of Sandwich Roof Panels with Coconut Fibre as an Alternative Core Material to Polyurethane |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Study to Assess the Thermal Behaviour of Sandwich Roof Panels with Coconut Fibre as an Alternative Core Material to Polyurethane |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Study to Assess the Thermal Behaviour of Sandwich Roof Panels with Coconut Fibre as an Alternative Core Material to Polyurethane |
| title_short | A Comparative Study to Assess the Thermal Behaviour of Sandwich Roof Panels with Coconut Fibre as an Alternative Core Material to Polyurethane |
| title_sort | comparative study to assess the thermal behaviour of sandwich roof panels with coconut fibre as an alternative core material to polyurethane |
| topic | Modular Panels Insulation Sustainability Coir Fibre |
| url | https://ejsei.com/EJSE/article/view/415 |
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