The development of transportation plays an important role in the development of nation. With flexible pavements being widely used in India, steps must be taken to increase the life of the bituminous pavements. Flexible pavements are often plagued with problems of cracking and rutting due to repeated traffic loads. Hence one needs to address these problems in order to improve the performance of ...

In present investigation the wear behavior of treated and untreated coir dust filled epoxy resin matrix composites were studied. The effect of treated and un treated coir dust concentration (10%, 20% and 30%), varying loads (10, 20 and 30N) and varying velocities (300, 400 and 500) on the abrasive wear rate of composite has been analyzed. The abrasive wear property of the composite is examined ...

The global production of coconut, mainly for food and oil production, exceeds 62 million tonnes per annum. Large quantities coconut husk remain unutilized after industrial processing, giving rise to environmental problems. This fails exploit the potential presented by extraction coir, which could have numerous applications. Traditional products such as textiles, mats, brushes made from coir are...

Experimental study using coir geotextiles in watershed management S. Vishnudas, H. H. G. Savenije, P. van der Zaag, K. R. Anil, and K. Balan Water Resources Section, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands College of Agriculture, Trivandrum, Kerala, India Government College of Engineering, Thrissur, Kerala, India Received: 15 August 2005 – Accep...

Abstract Peat is a soil that has high compressibility property beside having low bearing capacity. Due to these problems, the peat not suitable for construction purposes. Coconut waste an example of agricultural waste. In context environmental sustainability, use coir in geotechnical applications desirable. This research was conducted study stabilization by using Coir Fibre Ash (CFA) partially ...

BACKGROUND Production of medicinal plants in controlled environments, particularly hydroponic technology, provides opportunities for high quality biomass accumulation and optimizes production of secondary metabolites. Applying special watering regimes in combination with efficient soil draining is an encouraging new tool for the production of pharmaceutical relevant plants. The purpose of this ...

The chemical composition, anatomical characteristics, lignin distribution, and cell wall structure of oil palm frond (OPF), coconut (COIR), pineapple leaf (PALF), and banana stem (BS) fibers were analyzed. The chemical composition of fiber was analyzed according to TAPPI Methods. Light microscopy (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to observe and determine the cell wall st...

A transformation towards sustainable food production requires improved circular nutrient management. Urban organic waste contains relevant nutrients and matter, yet only 4% of global urban nitrogen (N) phosphorus (P) sources are presently recycled. One recycling approach is the composting wastes for horticulture. We characterized compost from various fractions assessed their fertilizer value in...

Abstract In this research, the hybrid natural fiber composite specimens were fabricated with a 64 wt% epoxy resin matrix, 20 coir fiber, and 16 of various fibers by hand-layup method. The influences (Coir, Jute, Flax, Cotton, Human Hair, Sisal, Kenaf, Calotropis) on mechanical characteristics (tensile, flexural, impact strengths) drilling properties (delamination factor ovality) Coir-fiber base...