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Design and Fabrication of Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites for Portable Laptop Table

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Lignocellulosic Composite Materials

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Natural fibre is an emerging material that can help to reduce the dependency on non-renewable resources and sustains the ecological balance. This research focuses on the design and fabrication of a laptop table using kenaf fibre reinforced polymer composite. A composite portable laptop table was developed using standard design method and the manufacturing method used was hand lay-up. Market investigation, product design specification, conceptual design, detail design followed by fabrication were performed accordingly throughout this project. Stress distribution and deformation of the end product was tested using simulation software. This research has enabled to produce a strong, stable and aesthetic furniture which is made from composite material.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    S. M. Sapuan & K. R. Purushothman

  2. Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Upm Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    S. M. Sapuan & M. L. Sanyang

  3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

    M. R. Mansor

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Sapuan, S.M., Purushothman, K.R., Sanyang, M.L., Mansor, M.R. (2018). Design and Fabrication of Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites for Portable Laptop Table. In: Kalia, S. (eds) Lignocellulosic Composite Materials. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68696-7_8

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