Study of Axial Compression Resistance of Cardboard Tubes to Elaboration an Innovative Structural System
G. de Cássia Salado, N.S. Dias
Abstract. Problem statement: The society has been worried about the environment, especially due to the intense exploitation of natural resources, the large quantity of residues and their effects on the planet. In this context, the study and development of new construction systems and materials have become fundamental to make use of residues or products discarded by the population. An alternative is to recycle paper and use it to manufacture cardboard tubes to serve as structural and sealing elements in the Architecture and Civil Construction areas, as Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has made in his projects worldwide for more than thirty years. Approach: This paper addresses the compression resistance of cardboard tubes, including 190 mm and 950 mm lengths, to elaboration a new structural system. These cardboard tubes were tested in laboratory. They underwent tests of compression resistance. Results: The test pieces made of cardboard tubes presented good results in all the tests, resisting to a maximum of 1700 kgf compression load or 6.14 MPa compression stress for specimens of 190 mm length and 2000 kgf or 5.69 MPa, respectively, for specimens of 950 mm length. Conclusions: The cardboard tubes tested in this research demonstrated good resistance to be used in the elaboration a new structural system. Constructions made of paper tubes may offer several advantages, such as lightness, cleanliness, speed of execution, recyclability and the reuse of discarded paper. This material is of big importance because of large production in Brazil and also of enough resistance to be used in constructions. It can be a good alternative for some kinds of constructions, like temporary, popular, emergency and movable structures, while also contributing to environmental sustainability.
Keywords
Compression Resistance Test, Compressive Strength Test, Cardboard Tubes, Paper Tubes, Sustainable Constructions
Published online , 11 pages
Copyright © 2018 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: G. de Cássia Salado, N.S. Dias, ‘Study of Axial Compression Resistance of Cardboard Tubes to Elaboration an Innovative Structural System’, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 7, pp 128-138, 2018
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781945291838-13
The article was published as article 13 of the book Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies
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