TY - JOUR ID - TI - A FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY MODEL TO APPRAISE WATER ABSORPTION PROCESS PARAMETERS IN COCOA POD HUSK COMPOSITE AU - Sunday A. Oke AU - Isaac T. Abiola PY - 2021 VL - 12 IS - 2 SP - 98 EP - 117 JO - KUFA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING مجلة الكوفة الهندسية SN - 20715528 25230018 AB - Water absorption characteristics of composites are crucial to robust composite design withintegrity and long service lives. In the literature, scholars have evaluated the water absorptionproperties of cocoa pod husk composites but reports regarding their uncertainty and imprecisionare missing. In this article, cocoa pod husk particulate reinforced composite material wasanalyzed for uncertainty and imprecision using the fuzzy analytic process to rank and select theimportant parameters of the water absorption process. Experimental data from a project werecollected and analyzed considering particulate loading, initial weight, particulate weight, theweight of the matrix, weight gained after 150 days and rate of water absorption as parameters.The parameters were sensitive and active and the findings provide new procedures to analyzethermoset composites under the circumstances of uncertainty and imprecision. This work aidsto effectively produce composites of integrity, long lifespan and retain customers in thecompetitive composite market.

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