Wood Handbook, Wood as an Engineering Material

combination triple-pass/single-pass dryer, or a three-section conveyor dryer. A recent development is a continuous chain dryer, ...

Particleboard is typically made in layers. But unlike OSB, the faces of particleboard usually consist of fine wood par- ticles a ...

cauls or on a moving belt. Mat thickness is controlled volu- metrically. Batch-formed or continuous-formed mats are often pre-pr ...

cellulosic fiberboard. The following subsections briefly de- scribe the manufacturing of high- and medium-density dry- process f ...

Cellulosic Fiberboard Cellulosic fiberboards are low-density, wet-laid panel prod- ucts. In the manufacture of cellulosic fiberb ...

is sanded prior to finishing. S1S (smooth on one side) panels require this process. Sanding reduces thickness variation and impr ...

accredited consensus review processes involving users, pro- ducers, and general interests. Then, commercial wood com- posites ar ...

construction by allowing specification without resorting to specific structural engineering design calculations. Panels in PS 2– ...

on the outside faces where bending stress is relatively high. To optimize the bending stiffness of this type of glulam member, e ...

Design Values and Procedures Manufacturers of glulam timber have standardized the target design values in bending for beams. For ...

The laminations are then assembled into the required layup; after the adhesive is given the proper open assembly time, pressure ...

Laminated Veneer Lumber Work in the 1940s on LVL targeted the production of high- strength parts for aircraft structures using S ...

floor construction and as substitutes for studs and rafters in wall and roof construction. Various types of SCL are also used in ...

Inorganic-bonded wood composites are molded products or boards that contain between 10% and 70% by weight wood particles or fibe ...

with an aqueous solution of magnesia cement, pressed, and cut into panels (Fig. 11–16). Other processes have been suggested for ...

thus allowing the use of a wider range of species. In addi- tion, research has demonstrated that composites treated with carbon ...

Composite Materials with High Thermoplastic Content The vast majority of commercially available wood–ther- moplastic composites ...

less than 30% by weight. In their simplest form, lignocellu- losic particles or fibers can be dry-blended with thermoplas- tic g ...

Jeong, S.; Wagh, A. 2003. Cementing the gap between ce- ramics, cements and polymers. Materials Technology. 18(3): 162–168. Jorg ...

CHAPTER 12 Mechanical Properties of Wood-Based Composite Materials Zhiyong Cai, Supervisory Research Materials Engineer Robert J ...