Statistical Analysis of the Tensile Strength of Treated Oil Palm Fiber by Utilisation of Weibull Distribution Model

Published Date
Vol.4 No.1, January 2014

Author

Chin Voon Sia, Yoshikazu Nakai, Daiki Shiozawa, Hiroto Ohtani

Affiliation(s)

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan;School of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Kuching, Malaysia.

DOI: 10.4236/ojcm.2014.41008 

ted flaws along the fiber. In this study, the effect of gauge length on tensile strength of OPFs has been investigated. The Weibull/ weakest link distribution model was applied to analyse the statistical strength of OPFs. The modified Weibull distribution can predict the gauge length effect more accurately than the conventional Weibull distribution. In addition, the failure strength of the OPF was less sensitive to gauge length compared to coir fiber even though the OPF has a similarity in structures to coir fiber.

KEYWORDS

Fibers; Strength; Mechanical Testing; Surface Treatment; Gauge Length; Weibull Distribution

Cite this paper

C. Sia, Y. Nakai, D. Shiozawa and H. Ohtani, "Statistical Analysis of the Tensile Strength of Treated Oil Palm Fiber by Utilisation of Weibull Distribution Model," Open Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2014, pp. 72-77. doi: 10.4236/ojcm.2014.41008.

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