Research Article
Influence of Urena lobata Fibre Treatment on Mechanical Performance Development in Hybrid Urena lobata: Fibre/Gypsum Plaster Composites
Table 3
Water and moisture absorption rates for the treated and untreated fibres.
| | Time (hrs.) | Average water A R | Standard deviation | % improvement of relative water absorption | Moisture A R | Standard deviation | % improvement of relative water absorption |
| | UT | 76.47 | 0.22 | 0 | 49.56 | 2.59 | 0 | | 2 | 63.32 | 0.26 | 17.12 | 30.55 | 3.25 | 38.31 | | 4 | 61.73 | 0.54 | 19.28 | 26.63 | 3.09 | 46.27 | | 7 | 60.66 | 0.22 | 20.68 | 24.82 | 4.07 | 49.92 | | 11 | 37.13 | 9.44 | 51.45 | 9.42 | 1.81 | 80.79 |
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