Simulation on Compressive Testing Softwood Materials Using Finite Element Analysis

Nowadays, in many industries such as marine, aerospace and civil, the utilization of several materials must undergone a product testing and one of it is a compression test. The purpose of the compression test is to clarify whether the material possesses excellent mechanical properties or vice versa peculiarly with regard to the compressive behaviour. The compression test will determine the compressive strength, elastic modulus as well as the specific compression of the material. In this research, the simulation of the compression test of the activated carbon composite will be executed via Finite Element Analysis. The activated carbon that will be used in this research is softwood materials such as Mangrove Bark Activated Carbon (MBAC), an eco-friendly type activated carbon since it is derived from the mangrove bark of the mangrove tree. The model of the activated carbon composite with different diameter will be tested on the simulation software to compare the compressive strength of each models.