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'Marfim pattern’ of wood species in the Southern Brazilian timber market: colorimetry and visible spectra Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Tawani Lorena Naide Acosta, Helena Cristina Vieira, Joielan Xipaia dos Santos, Washington Duarte Silva da Silva, Rafaela Stange, Deivison Venicio Souza, Pedro Henrique Gonzalez de Cademartori, Graciela Inés Bolzon de Muñiz, Silvana Nisgoski
Evaluating wood with similar characteristics is a challenging task. Taking into consideration the need for an efficient and rapid technique, the use of visible spectrophotometry to discriminate woo...
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Effect of grain orientation on the energy absorption performance of Chinese fir wood under quasi-static compression Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Jing Kong, Wenhua Lyu, Shiyu Xu, Zhiyi Yang
The compressive response and energy absorption of Chinese fir wood with different grain orientations along the longitudinal (L) and radial (or tangential) directions were studied through uniaxial q...
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A study of the accuracy of industrial robots and laser-tracking for timber machining across the workspace Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Marc Pantscharowitsch, Lukas Moser, Benjamin Kromoser
The aim of the present study was to investigate the accuracy of an industrial robot when milling glued-laminated timber along a vertical work plane while maximising the advantageous size of the wor...
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A method of particleboard surface defect detection and recognition based on deep learning Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Chengliang Zhang, Chunling Wang, Liyuan Zhao, Xiaolong Qu, Xujie Gao
Particleboard is a material for furniture and other wooden industrial products, directly impacting the service life of the final product. In this study, an innovative dual-attention mechanism, the ...
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Generalised scaled boundary isogeometric analysis – a method for structural analysis of naturally shaped timber structures Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Florian Spahn, Kevin Moreno Gata, Martin Trautz, Sven Klinkel
Natural building materials, such as naturally shaped tree trunks, have been used in construction since ancient times. Wood is primarily processed as a long, thin product due to its growth and struc...
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Hydrogen and covalent bonding synergistically reinforced wood-based composites inspired by nacre Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Hao Zhang, Junfeng Chen, Yanan Wang, Ying Zhang, Huicheng Dou, Hao Zhong, Minghui Guo
How to efficiently utilize fast-growing timber to create sustainable materials with excellent mechanical properties is important for resource utilization and environmental protection. Here, a simpl...
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Mechanical properties of poplar (NL-3412) branches Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Liang Zhao, Hongping Zhou, Shouxiang Jin, Wangbin Cui, Miao Wang
The mechanical properties of poplar (NL-3412) branches are the basis for designing and optimizing the working parameters of branch pruning and crushing machinery. In this study, the tensile, compre...
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Investigation of mycelium film as the adhesive for poplar veneer bonding: insight into interfacial bonding mechanisms Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Yongbin Cheng, Chun Long, Mingchang Zhang, Wang Wang, Wenjing Sun
The emergence of mycelium-bonded biocomposites has been stimulated in the quest for sustainable development. These biocomposites exhibit enhanced mechanical properties through hot pressing, with my...
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Properties of laminated board from Belangke bamboo (Gigantochloa pruriens) modified with citric acid, boric acid, and polystyrene Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Rudi Hartono, Putri Fadhira Muliani, Jajang Sutiawan, Putri Amanda, Ihak Sumardi, Muhammad Navis Rofii
The development of bamboo as a raw material for construction materials has drawbacks, including low physical properties. Therefore, this work aimed to determine the physical and mechanical properti...
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Effect of the particle geometry on lightweight particleboard from Paulownia using high-frequency pressing technology Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Paul Röllig, Eugenia Mariana Tudor, Marius Cătălin Barbu, Martin Direske
This study investigates the manufacture of lightweight single-layer particleboard (PB) made of the low-density wood species paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa) using high-frequency (HF) pressing techno...
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Elasto-mechanical properties of thermo-hygro-mechanical (THM) densified oil palm sawn timber Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Nathan Koelli, Katja Fruehwald-Koenig
Oil palm wood is mainly low in density and since strength and stiffness correlate with density, this study aimed to enhance the properties of oil palm wood through thermo-hygro-mechanical (THM) den...
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Experimental evaluation of combustion performance in the three main anatomical sections of poplar wood Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Fangya Pan, Zhilin Chen, Yuxiang Huang, Jiulong Xie, Hongyu Jia, Peng Jiang
The interrelationship and organization between the axial and transversal systems gives rise to three main views, namely cross, radial and tangential sections. This study investigated the difference...
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Embedment strength and foundation modulus at an angle to the grain for fully threaded bolts Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Bo-Han Xu, Hong-Fang Guo, Xiao-Lei Li, Yan-Hua Zhao, Binsheng Zhang
As the main parameter, embedment strength is used to assess the load-carrying capacity of timber joints with dowel-type fasteners and foundation modulus is used to assess their stiffness. The embed...
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Low formaldehyde-emission particleboards with the addition of Scots pine wood waste derived activated carbon Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Mehmet Emin Ergün, Abdullah İstek, İsmail Özlüsoylu, Filiz Koyuncu, Şaban Bülbül
Free formaldehyde released after particleboard production poses significant risks to human and environmental health. This study investigated the impact of adding activated carbon produced from pine...
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Effect of thermal modification of wood on the rheology, mechanical properties and dimensional stability of wood composite filaments and 3D-printed parts Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Daša Krapež Tomec, Manfred Schöflinger, Jürgen Leßlhumer, Jure Žigon, Miha Humar, Mirko Kariž
This study investigates the effects of thermal modification (TM) on wood-filled polylactic acid composite filaments for 3D printing. Nine composite formulations with different wood content were ana...
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Impact of wood surface roughness on optical properties of photonic crystal and amorphous photonic crystal structural color coatings Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Yue Su, Yi Liu, Jing Hu
Photonic crystal structural coloration represents a novel method for surface decoration of wood. Employing thermal-assisted gravity deposition and spray coating techniques, this study fabricated ph...
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Reconfigurable open architecture control system with integrated digital twin for 3-axis woodworking milling machine Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Zoran Dimic, Sasa Zivanovic, Dragan Pavlovic, Mladen Furtula, Marija Djurkovic, Aleksandar Rakic, Branko Kokotovic
This study proposes a reconfigurable open architecture control system for the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) woodworking educational machine tool called “EMCO F1 CNC”. On this machine physical ha...
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Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) preservation using sodium acetate and sodium butyrate from fermented landfill leachate Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Azieyati Hani Hussain, Siti Baizura Mahat, Lim Yin Min, Charles Ng Wai Chun, Ramizah Kamaludin, Muaz Mohd Zaini Makhtar, Husnul Azan Tajarudin
The common practice of using toxic chemicals as a preservative for rubberwood is much of a concern regarding environmental issues, its effect on human health, and compromising the wood’s strength. ...
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A convenient approach to manufacturing lightweight and high-sound-insulation plywood using furfuryl alcohol/multilayer graphene oxide as a shielding layer Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Shuangshuang Wu, Jichun Zhou, Wei Xu
With the requirement of green construction, the building envelope system urgently needs lightweight material with high sound insulation performance. In this study, a kind of plywood with furfuryl a...
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Unraveling the permeation-enhancing effect of didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC) on poplar wood (Populus cathayana Rehd.) Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Runhua Zhang, Jiajia Xu, Mingchang Zhang, Zhenxin Zhang, Erni Ma, Jinzhen Cao
Wood is a sustainable, porous material with a diverse range of applications. However, the low permeability of liquids within wood poses significant challenges for the widespread application of adva...
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Numerical investigations of dynamic moisture response to the climates inside wooden components in timber buildings and its potential threats Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Haowei Hu, Zhenyao Qi, Jingjun Shi, Hang Li, Jie Ji
Chinese historical timber buildings are famous for their exquisite craftsmanship. In China, there are various climates with significant fluctuations throughout the year. As some buildings are desig...
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Study on free shrinkage and rheological characteristics of Eucalyptus urophylla ×E. grandis during conventional drying Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Xiaokai Zhang, Xiaodi Wang, Mingyang Zhao, Honghai Liu
The collapse-prone nature of eucalyptus wood has implications for the measurement of drying rheological characteristics, particularly free shrinkage. The study outlined the calculation method for d...
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Mode I cracking of three tropical species from Cameroon: the case of bilinga, dabema, and padouk wood Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Rosmi Biyo’o, Achille Bernard Biwole, Rostand Moutou Pitti, Charly Julien Nyobe, Benoit Ndiwe, Emile Jonathan Onana, Emmanuel Yamb
This work aimed to study the initial stress to cracking of Cameroonian tropical woods. The forests of the Cameroonian part of the Congo Basin, abound in species highly sought after for structural a...
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Effect of unilateral surface-densification process on wood-surface coating properties Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Aokai Cheng, Ziling Liu, Yuhan Qiu, Jianping Xiang, Yonghui Zhou, Xiuyi Lin, Xianju Wang, Dengyun Tu, Qiaofang Zhou
Unilaterally surface-densified wood (USD), suitable for applications in solid wood flooring and furniture, can significantly increase wood value when coated with paint. We prepared USD by compactin...
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Investigation of various hardwood and softwood fibres for the usage in wood-fibre insulation panels Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Arne A. P. Imken, Lea Bächle, Sascha Brinker, Redelf Kraft, Burkhard Plinke, Jochen Aderhold, Peter Meinlschmidt, Carsten Mai
The objective of this study was to investigate the mechanical and physical properties of wood-fibre insulation panels (WFIP) from fibres of various hardwood and softwood species, which were produce...
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Effect of resin content on the water-resistant, mechanical, and thermal properties of scrimber made from radiata pine wood (Pinus radiata D. Don) Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Zijian Sun, Yang Xu, Minzhen Bao, Jinguang Wei, Shengquan Liu, Wenji Yu
Scrimber is processed by laminating wood fiber mats impregnated with phenolic resin under hot pressing. One of its essential components is phenolic resin. In this study, the effect of phenolic resi...
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The effect of hydroxy-methylated-resorcinol treated veneer on bonding interface and bonding strength of carbon fiber/poplar veneer composite Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Langchao Pan, Mingjie Guan, Dianyu Zhu, Guannan Wang, Yan Zhu, Tongjun Zhai, Yan Lu
Limited comprehension of differences between tight and loose poplar veneer surfaces affected the bonding performance of carbon fiber (CF)/poplar (P) veneer composites. This study assessed the impac...
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Effects of the combination of phenolic-resin impregnation and heat treatment on physical, mechanical and decay resistance of Taxodium hybrid “Zhongshanshan” wood Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Xinran Zhao, Yang Zhao, Chaoguang Yu, Xinzhou Wang, Biao Pan
This study aimed to evaluate the influence of cooperative modification treatments and treatment sequencing on the properties of treated fast-growing wood. Two integrated treatment methods including...
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Impact of surface finishing technology on slip resistance of oak lacquer wood floorboards with distinct gloss levels Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Łukasz Warguła, Bartosz Wieczorek, Tomasz Krystofiak, Maciej Sydor
The choice of surface finishing technology for floorboards can significantly influence the risk of slipping. This study aimed to assess the impact of surface finishing technology on the likelihood ...
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Flexural behavior and load-bearing capacity calculation methodology for wooden beams strengthened using aluminum plates attached with self-tapping screws Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Ma Shenglan, Huang Zhibin, Shao Keke, Wu Chen, Zhang Zheng
To investigate the flexural failure mode and behavior of wooden beams strengthened using aluminum (Al) plates, which were attached with self-tapping screws and structural adhesive, ten specimens we...
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The assessment of fire risk rating of wood specimens coated with metal oxides in different oxidation states in case of fire (I) Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Eui Jin, Yeong-Jin Chung
The fire risk rating assessment of wood was evaluated using fire performance index-VIII, fire growth index-VIII, and fire risk index-IX from previously described Chung’s equations. The burning prop...
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Properties of hybrid glued-laminated timber manufactured from peeler cores Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Daniel Koynov, Rosen Grigorov, Miglena Valyova
The aim of the present study was to determine some basic physical and mechanical properties of a hybrid glued-laminated timber manufactured from peeler cores (GLPC) as by-products of plywood manufa...
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Evaluating the load-carrying performance of single-bolted connections of inorganic-bonded bamboo composite Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Ernian Zhao, Hang Yin, Xin Zhang, Shuming Li, Shurong Li, Qiaoling Liu
In the field of civil engineering, the utilization of bio-based composites is a viable solution for promoting environmentally friendly practices. A novel bio-based inorganic-bonded bamboo composite...
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Wood treatment using in situ polymerization of pine resin and styrene Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Daniel Ferreira dos Santos, Arthur Behenck Aramburu, Andrey Pereira Acosta, Rafael de Avila Delucis, Resa Martha, Darci Alberto Gatto
This study aimed to produce polymer-wood composites via in situ polymerization. For this purpose, the polymer-wood composites were manufactured using vacuum in a horizontal autoclave. Physical, mec...
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Compression properties of glued laminated timber and tensile properties of gluelam lamellas from oil palm wood Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 K. Fruehwald-Koenig, L. Heister
When oil palm lumber is considered for load-bearing products such as glued laminated timber (GLT), defined strength and stiffness values are required. In this investigation, combined GLT from oil p...
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The production method of the Khufu-1 sheer planks: carving or bending? Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 M. Bram, Y. Me-Bar
The unassembled components of the Khufu-1 ship, dated to the mid-3rd millennium BC were found in 1954 just south of the Khufu pyramid in Egypt. It has two mid-sheer planks, one on each side: 23 m l...
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Mechanical properties and photostability of fast-growing wood deposited with nano-Al2O3/ZnO composite films Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Jingkui Li, Liying Xu, Yanan Wang, Zirun Xiao, Ying Yu
Fast-growing wood generally has drawbacks such as soft texture, low strength, and poor photostability, which greatly limits its use value and application scope. In this article, nano-Al2O3/ZnO modi...
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The flexural performance of vertical steel-plate-reinforced bamboo scrimber beams Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Guodong Li, Qiuyan Jin, Nan Guo, Zhirui Xie, Chao Yang
Since the elastic modulus of bamboo scrimber is low relative to their strength, the design of bamboo scrimber beams is often restricted by their deformation. Therefore, this study proposes vertical...
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Kiln-drying effectiveness as influenced by moisture content and density variation within a Scots pine timber batch Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Jerzy Majka, Łukasz Czajkowski, Marek Wieruszewski, Radosław Mirski
Sorting of sawn timber batches is crucial for efficient kiln-drying. This study aimed to verify the hypothesis of different drying attributes of 25 mm thick sapwood and mixed Scots pine boards sawn...
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Exploring attitudes towards extending lifecycle of wood products by cascading: a case study in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Manja K. Kuzman, Branko Glavonjić, Andreja Pirc Barčić, Murčo Obućina, Eva Haviarova, Petra Grošelj
This study explores attitudes toward sustainable-timber resource management and climate-change mitigation by extending the life cycles of wood products and their cascading in Central and Southeaste...
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The effect of using wood chips exposed to mold fungi on the properties of chipboard Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Radosław Mirski, Jakub Kawalerczyk, Dorota Dziurka, Kinga Stuper-Szablewska, Joanna Walkiewicz
Considering that commonly occurring mold fungi have the ability to develop very quickly on the surface of wood chips and the ongoing studies on finding the ways to use degraded wood, the conducted ...
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Experimental study and numerical simulation of the nailing process as a full sliding frictional contact problem using a displacement-driven approach Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Diah Puspita Rahmi, Nicolas Wolz, Michael Kaliske
The contribution at hand aims to numerically simulate the nail driving process using the finite element method. The geometrical constraint of the impenetrability between the surfaces of the two con...
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Effects of log temperature, cutting width, and knots on the surface quality of the cants produced by a chipper-canter Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Imen Elloumi, Roger. E. Hernández, Claudia. B. Cáceres, Carl Blais
The effects of wood temperature, cutting width, and knots on the surface quality of black spruce cants processed by a chipper-canter were evaluated. Four matched groups of logs were machined at tem...
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Methods in determining basic density of wood Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Ricardo Marques Barreiros, Emmanuel Zullo Godinho, Liliane Catarina Pereira, Kelly Bossardi Dias, Fernando de Lima Caneppele
The basic density of wood is an essential physical property that influences several important characteristics, such as mechanical resistance, dimensional variation, biodeterioration, among others. ...
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Stress distribution and microstructural response of radiata pine under high-intensity microwave (HIMW) treatment Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Xuefeng Xing, Shanming Li, Juwan Jin, Limin Peng, Yinlan Shen, Guofang Wu, Feng Fu
In this study, the stress distribution within the cell wall layers and the microstructural response under high-intensity microwave (HIMW) treatment were investigated. Finite-element models were dev...
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Engineered wood flooring made of residual forest biomass with incorporated aluminum oxide microparticles Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Wanley Eduardo Lopes Junior, Afonso José Felicio Peres Duran, André Luis Christoforo, Alexandre Jorge Duarte de Souza, Cristiane Inácio de Campos, Juliano Fiorelli
In recent decades, the construction industry has seen the valorization of products incorporating waste in their constitution to have performance and durability similar to conventional ones. One of ...
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Exploiting sugarcane waste molasses and dephenolized cottonseed protein as the promising component for eco-friendly wood-based panel adhesive formulation Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Wenqian Cai, Zhongyuan Zhao
In this study, sugarcane waste molasses (SWM) was utilized as a raw component to prepare an eco-friendly plywood adhesive. The optimization of preparation conditions, examination of thermal curing ...
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Effect of the drag-finishing of cutting blades made of sintered carbides on tool life in particleboard machining Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Paweł Czarniak, Karol Szymanowski, Jarosław Górski, Dariusz Jarosiewicz
It is currently known that in certain circumstances pre-rounding of cutting blades can significantly increase tool life. Despite many data on the beneficial effect of drag-finishing on the durabili...
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A comprehensive assessment on surface quality of machined wooden products via Box-Behnken design method Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Saeed Yaghoubi, Farshad Rabiei, Masoud Seidi
The present research work corresponds to the improvement of surface quality in the computer numerical control (CNC) machining of wooden products. In order to study the research results, the respons...
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The effect of soil type on copper leaching from wood treated with three copper-based wood preservatives Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Kadir Şahin Başkal, Mesut Yalçın, Çağlar Akçay, Murat Sargıncı
In this study, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood samples were treated with 3 different major wood preservatives (alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ), copper chrome boron (CCB) and copper azole (Cu...
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Durability against wood-destroying fungi of sweet chestnut and mixed sweet chestnut-poplar OSB Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Marie-France Thévenon, Corrado Cremonini, Francesco Negro, Roberto Zanuttini
The demand for wooden raw materials is constantly on the rise. Meeting this interest requires developing new timber supply chains, tackling illegal trade, using timber more efficiently, and enhanci...
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Bending behaviour of cross-laminated timber stressed-skin panels manufactured with mountain pine (Pinus uncinata Ramond ex DC.) Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 E. Luengo, S. Gilabert-Sanz, J.V. Oliver-Villanueva, C. Osuna-Sequera, E. Hermoso
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) are wood-based structural products in worldwide expansion. Its application as a bending element implies the consumption of a significant amount of wood as a raw materia...
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Discoloration of heat-treated and untreated red alder wood in outdoor, transitional and indoor space Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Tao Ding, Ziyang Qin, Ruotong Luan
Wood heat treatment has been held an effect way to adjust wood color. To obtain a better understanding of the in-service color stability of heat-treated wood, heat-treated and untreated red alder b...
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Experimental investigation on the behavior of epoxy/peepal composites fortified with silica and silicon carbide nanoparticles for industrial applications Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 S. Vignesh, J. Bensam Raj, K. Viswanath, N. Natarajan
Natural composites play a crucial role in industries due to low density, environment friendly and low cost. However, the performance is limited compared to conventional materials. Hence, it is nece...
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A comparative study of structural changes in loblolly pine wood following incubation with the fungus Physisporinus vitreus and the bacterium Bacillus subtilis Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Ismaeil Zahedi Tajrishi, Reza Oladi, Asghar Tarmian, Ehsan Bari
The fungus Physisporinus vitreus and the bacterium Bacillus subtilis are commonly used organisms in wood biotechnology to increase wood permeability. However, comparative researches on wood destruc...
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Experimental study of partially encased bamboo scrimber columns under axial compression Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Xuan Dong, Yang Wei, Yu Lin, Ze Xing, Si Chen
Both bamboo scrimber and section steel are extensively employed in the construction industry however bamboo scrimber as a large composite member, easily experiences buckling and splitting under com...
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Mechanical response of metal-plate-connected tension joints using laminated bamboo lumber under cyclic loading Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Haitao Li, Ziang Wang, Tingting Ling, Rongyao Li, Zhenhua Xiong, Ottavia Corbi
Metal-plate-connected joints (MPC) are widely used in light timber buildings, while there are fewer studies on the joints under dynamic loads. For purpose of exploring a new possibility of applicat...
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Coatings deposited by physical vapor deposition (PVD) on high-speed steel used in the processing of wood materials Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Paweł Czarniak, Beata Kucharska, Karol Szymanowski, Corinne Nouveau, Peter Panjan, Krzysztof Kulikowski, Agata Roguska, Maksymilian Gloeh, Jerzy Robert Sobiecki
In this study the use of AlTiN/aCN, TiAlN/TiN and three types of CrAlN/CrN coatings deposited on HSS steel was investigated. These protective coatings were prepared using PVD (physical vapor deposi...
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Decay resistance and moisture absorption of transparent wood composite Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Priya Bisht, Krishna K. Pandey
Transparent wood composite (TWC) is a novel wood-based polymer composite that combines high optical transmittance (more than 80%) with good mechanical and thermal properties. It offers numerous pot...
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Influence of thermal modification and sanding parameters on finest particle content in pinewood dust Wood Mater. Sci. Eng. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Hanincová Luďka, Pędzik Marta, Majka Jerzy, Sydor Maciej, Rogoziński Tomasz
The study's objective was to assess the particle-size distribution and formulate an empirical model for the content of the finest dust created during the sanding of unmodified and thermally modifie...