As with the tropical hard wood profiles, the profiles made with EoL material were fitted with a tongue-and-groove system for mechanical interlocking with neighbouring profiles.
Future outlook
The production of profiles for camp sheeting using the principle of structural re-use of EoL composites proved the technical feasibility of the methodology. These profiles, however, were made with the relatively labour-intensive method of vacuum-assisted infusion under foil, which made the products too expensive to be of economical interest to the market. The market potential should therefore be explored by investigating a different set of products using a wide variety of production methods. In the next development phase, automated production methods will be investigated as well as products like supporting beams and building panels as these hold potential for the re-use of EoL thermoset composite principle as described in this article.
At the Beatrix lock-gate in Almere, The Netherlands the 80 profiles were used to install a camp sheeting. The placement process, vibrating the profiles into the soil with a hammer block was experienced by the crane operator to be as easy as with the traditional profiles made of tropical hard wood.
References
[1] Update on Recycling ACMA Global Composite Recycling Workshop Paris, March 7, 2016.
[2] Composites Recycling Made Easier. EUCIA-Publication, 2012.
[3] I.M. Daniel, O. Ishai Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials Oxford University Press, 2006 ISBN 0-19-515097-X
[4] A. ten Busschen Structural Re-Use of End-of-Life Thermoset Composites Reinforced Plastics 61/3, 2017, pp 187-191
[5] S. Halliwell Fibre Reinforced Polymers in Construction: Durability BRE Report IP10/03, September 2003 ISBN 1 86081 635 5
Biography of Dr. Ir. Albert ten Busschen Dr. Ir. Albert ten Busschen (Zwolle, 1966) has a vast experience in the development and production of composite products and building products. After his study and promotion on composite mechanics at the Technical University in Delft he worked at PPG Fiber Glass Industries as manager of the application laboratory. After this, he directed the wood building product department at SHR Wood Research and worked as R&D manager on wood-polymer composites at Tech-Wood. Since 2005 he is Technical Director of Poly Products in Werkendam. In this company various composite products are developed, produced and installed for which Albert has the technical responsibility. One of the successes has been de CSC-certification of the Cargoshell composite container for which he has been the project leader. Moreover, Albert was chairman of the Dutch composites association CompositesNL for eight years. Since 2015 Albert has become associate professor on composites at the University of Applied Sciences Windesheim, The Netherlands.
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