Design and Analysis of Hybrid Composite Materials for Roofing Application using FEA Modelling - Case Study

Abstract

In engineering sciences, material plays the most inevitable role in many areas like Civil, Mechanical, Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Without basic materials it is not possible to develop products as per the specific requirements of customers so, materials are treated as important assets for developing usable products like automobiles, spacecraft etc.  Specifically, composite materials are the modern improvement in material science and engineering. Today in most engineering areas composite plays an essential role. Generally composite materials are classified into various types such as:  1. Natural composites 2. Polymer composites. Composite materials for several engineering applications provide good results for making many innovative products. In this work, the hybrid composite material study is done by treating polymer matrix composites (E glass fibre) as matrix and natural fibre (sisal fiber) as reinforcement using Epoxy resin as a bond interface between matrix and reinforcement phases. In this article, an attempt has been made to design the sample specimen for civil applications especially roofing areas for building construction work. In the initial phase, the material is designed and analyzed using the ANSYS (FEA) package. Using the FEA package both structural and thermal analysis simulation is done to test the effect of stress, strain and Temperature over the outer surface of material designed for specific use say roofing applications.