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Natural fiber composite becomes a necessity encountering the issue of eco-friendly materials. The application of natural fiber composite as electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding enclosures has not been studied extensively. This study aims to investigate the performance of the coconut fiber composite as EMI shielding enclosure material. Enhancement of the electrical volume-conductivity of the composite was made by polymerization of coconut fiber with polyaniline and doping the multiwall carbon nanotubes to epoxy resin. Three types of composites were made with different weight percentages of coconut fiber: 5, 10, and 15 wt%. The highest volume-conductivity and shielding effectiveness of coconut fiber composite are 0,0458 S/m and −7.69 dB from the highest weight percentage of coconut fiber (15 wt%). While the highest tensile strength (26.78 MPa) resulted from the lowest weight percentage (5 wt%). This study shows the coconut fiber composite could potentially be the material of EMI shielding enclosure though their electrical conductivity and tensile strength should be increased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper describes an amplifier circuit fabricated by the active-dummy method for atmospheric corrosion monitoring based on strain measurement. The circuit was used to determine the relationship between the voltage and strain. Experiments involving the thickness reduction of low-carbon steel test pieces induced by galvanostatic electrolysis were carried out with the amplifier circuit. The circuit was capable of accurately measuring signals induced by the thickness reduction of the test piece. Moreover, the circuit was assessed for the effects of environmental temperature drift, and was found to exhibit a high tolerance. The proposed amplifier circuit would be suitable for atmospheric corrosion monitoring in many types of infrastructure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using the relationship between strain and thickness from the materials theory, this paper presents further development of the atmospheric corrosion sensor based on strain measurement (ACSSM). Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors were used to measure strain in this study. The active–dummy method was employed to compensate the effects of environmental temperature drift, with the configuration and position of the active–dummy FBG sensors determined based on simulations conducted using the finite element method (FEM). Hence, the reduction in thickness of low-carbon steel test pieces could be isolated, ensuring accurate characterization of this parameter. Results of practical galvanostatic electrolysis experiments conducted with the FBG sensors in the proposed configuration demonstrated accurate measurement of the reduction in the thickness of a test piece, suggesting that an ACSSM with active–dummy FBG sensors would be appropriate for monitoring of atmospheric corrosion in steel structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzed an atmospheric corrosion sensor using strain measurements (ACSSM) with an active dummy method for corrosion product experiments. An initial compensation thermal strain experiment was performed with elapsed time. Further analyses used dry-wet environments with salt water spray to investigate the thickness reduction performance of the corrosion product on low-carbon steel samples. The ACSSM with an active dummy method accurately measured signals induced by the specimen thickness reduction, despite the noise in the signal. Moreover, the effects of corrosion products on the signal were discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]