Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has faced challenges in recent years with waste production and mental health. This project addresses these issues through the design of a pavilion made completely from recycled materials. Waste Polylactic Acid (PLA) and jute bast fibers were used to create a structurally viable composite material. Multiple PLA-jute composite ratios were tested, and results demonstrated that a 5% jute-by-mass PLA composite exhibits the highest tensile strength under various conditions. Principles of mathematical tilings were utilized in the pavilion's design for aesthetic and modularity. Collaborations with WPI's Center for Well-Being have led to the development of a new outdoor space on campus for student well-being that features a redesigned version of the pavilion.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Tupaj, Megan

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Environment
• Security
• Health
• Inclusion
• Innovation
• Community
• Well-Being
• Sustainability
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022224-191859
• 117749

Mot-clé

• Mental Health and Well-Being
• Pavilion
• Tilings
• PLA-Jute Composite
• Recycled Waste
• Center for Well-Being

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.
• Servatius, Herman
• Rahbar, Nima
• Farzin, Soroush
• Servatius, Brigitte

Year

• 2024

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 15 - Life On Land

Date created

• 2024-02-22

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mathematical Sciences

Source

• E-project-022224-191859

Rights statement

• In Copyright