About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Composite Materials for Advanced Functionality: Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Materials and Applications
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| Presentation Title |
Sustainable Shipbuilding: Utilization of Waste Plastic and Waste Fibre Glass for Composite Ship Decks |
| Author(s) |
Olasehinde Olayemi Stephen, Lois Oluwafunke Owonifuja |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Olasehinde Olayemi Stephen |
| Abstract Scope |
The maritime industry faces increasing pressure to utilize alternative materials for ship deck production. This paper explore use of waste plastic (WP) and waste glass (WG) for composite ship decks, offering a sustainable solution to ship building. Materials was sourced from waste collectors and the beneficiation procedure was achieved by washing, crushing, sieving using British Standard (BS) set of sieves. Epoxy serves as the main binder for the WP and WG in ratios of (0:50:50, 1:49:50, 2:48:50, 3:47:50, 0:0:100). Results shows that WP has high bulk density while the WG has a low bulk density. Composite produced high resistance to compressive strength with 54.57 N/mm2, low abrasion resistance, low water absorption and the scanning electron microscopy shows the morphology of composite with the high strength. Therefore, the composite show potential for becoming an additional sustainable solution to ship construction and application. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Sustainability, Composites, |