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Open Access 23.04.2024 | Original Article

Characterization of randomly oriented strand boards manufactured from juvenile wood of underutilized wood species

The wood-based panel industry in Europe, which is dominated by the use of Norway spruce, will face new challenges due to environmental changes and the bark-beetle calamity, which started a new era of forestry. To explore the possibility of …

verfasst von:
Tomáš Pipíška, Marek Nociar, Pavel Král, Jozef Ráheľ, Pavlo Bekhta, Roman Réh, Ľuboš Krišťák, Miroslav Jopek, Barbora Pijáková, Rupert Wimmer, Milan Šernek

22.04.2024 | Original Article

Quantification of stress relaxation in a timber fastening system: a railway focused study

Elastic fasteners have been widely adopted in timber sleeper tracks in certain high-demand areas across North American freight network due to their excellent potential to mitigate rail-rollover derailments by resisting steering moment and rotation …

verfasst von:
Rahat Mahmud Khan, Marcus S. Dersch, Alison C. Dunn

Open Access 16.04.2024 | Original Article

A Fully Coupled Numerical Model for Unbonded Post-tensioned Timber Structures

The paper presents a fully Lagrangian mesh-free solver to simulate the dynamic behavior of post-tensioned timber structures. Weakly Compressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is employed to model both the timber and the tendon. An …

verfasst von:
A. Ersin Dinçer, Abdullah Demir

15.04.2024 | Original Article

Study on vibration performance and comfort of glulam beam and deck floor

This paper presents the dynamic characteristics of the glued-laminated-timber (glulam) floor within China's tallest timber office building and establishes a Finite Element (FE) model. The veracity of the FE model is substantiated through …

verfasst von:
Yifan Zhang, Changqing Miao, Zheng Wang, Zhaodong Xu

Open Access 13.04.2024 | Original Article

Comparative durability tests of preservative-treated and chemically modified wood – Assessment and classification on the basis of different decay tests

Not before the year 2016, the European standard system did allow for classifying the durability of treated wood in addition to natural durability of untreated wood species. After its latest revision, EN 350 (2016) allows a durability …

verfasst von:
Christian Brischke, Susanne Bollmus, Lukas Emmerich

12.04.2024 | Original Article

Trichoderma atrobrunneum associated with yellow stain defect of cork planks and critical values of TCA for wine cork stoppers industry

Cork planks with Yellow Stain (YS) defect are rejected from cork-stopper factory industries resulting in large economical losses. This defect has been related to 2,4,6—trichloroanisole (TCA), a chemical compound responsible for an off-flavor aroma …

verfasst von:
Sandra Veloso, Ana Magro, Joana Henriques, Luís Bonifácio, José Pedro Fernandes, Ana Paula Ramos, Eugénio Diogo, Helena Bragança

12.04.2024 | Original Article

Understanding the termite resistance of Malaysian commercial bamboo for various applications

Bamboo nodes are an important component for increasing the hardness and stability of growth. However, little is known about how bamboo nodes affect resistance to biological control agents for industrial use. This study aims to analyze the …

verfasst von:
Roszaini Kadir, Muhammad Al-Amin Abd. Hamid

08.04.2024 | Original Article

Use of carbonated cellulose micro/nanofibrils in the coating of sack kraft paper

Coating paper with cellulose micro/nanofibrils (CMF/CNF) can improve the performance of paper packaging. However, the cost of the process is high due to the significant energy consumption during the CMF/CNF production process, which can be reduced …

verfasst von:
Lorran de Sousa Arantes, Adriano Reis Prazeres Mascarenhas, Ianca Oliveira Borges, Rafael Carvalho do Lago, Carlos Henrique da Silva, Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini, Lourival Marin Mendes, Gustavo Henrique Denzin Tonoli

08.04.2024 | Original Article

Potential applications for eco-friendly wood preservative of the extracts of thermally degraded cobs and stalks of corn

While traditional wood preservatives may impede wood decay, their potential harm to both human health and the environment has led to limitations in their usage. This has spurred recent research to focus on seeking wood preservatives derived from …

verfasst von:
Kailong Li, Dongxuan Huang, XinQi Gao, Jiexun He, Xiaoyu Sun, Li Yan

Open Access 08.04.2024 | Original Article

Tropical mobola plum (Parinari Curatellifolia): a full characterization of wood and bark within the scope of biorefineries

Parinari curatellifolia is the main species used to produce charcoal in Angola. Its chemical, anatomical, and thermal properties were analyzed. The bark is dark grey, rough, and corky, and the wood is brown to yellow-red. Compared to wood, bark …

verfasst von:
Abílio Malengue, Ana Lourenço, Helena Patrício, Ricardo A. Costa, Teresa Quilhó, Jorge Gominho

05.04.2024 | Review Article

On the mode I and II failure of three Cameroonian hardwoods with orthotropy rate evaluation

This work uses the M-theta method on a new proposed specimen called "I-specimen" for the numerical modeling of cracks on some tropical hardwoods in general and in particular on some Cameroonian woods. The finite element analysis of fracture in an …

verfasst von:
Hervice Kouefouet, Jeanne Sandrine Mabekou, Rostand Moutou Pitti, Pierre Kisito Talla

02.04.2024 | Original Article

The impact of temperature variations on the thermal and charring characteristics of laminated bamboo lumber

The fire performance of buildings can be assessed through the thermal and charring characteristics of laminated bamboo lumber (LBL), due to its combustibility properties, which are akin to those of wood. This study employed Thermal Gravimetric …

verfasst von:
Zhaoyan Cui, Ming Xu, Yurong Shen, Liuhui Tu

Open Access 29.03.2024 | Original Article

Assessing differences in the mechanical behaviour of loose cork granulates from virgin and reproduction cork

Virgin cork is a little-known, sustainable and relatively scarce raw material. However, its global output is expected to increase substantially as recent cork oak plantations are stripped for the first time. The work described here aimed to …

verfasst von:
J. R. González Adrados, J. Benito López, C. A. Dove, M. Sánchez-González

28.03.2024 | Original Article

Experimental study on withdrawal resistance for a screw in cross-laminated timber-bamboo composite

Hybrid cross-laminated timber (CLT), being a derivative of generic CLT, offers the advantages of combining different materials to achieve improved performance. This study focused on investigating the withdrawal capacity of self-tapping screws …

verfasst von:
Rongbao Wu, Yi Song, Zhiqiang Wang, Hongmin Li, Meng Gong

20.03.2024 | Original Article

Falling Damage Behavior Analysis and Degree Prediction for Wooden Pallet Based on Piezoelectric Effect and Acoustic Emission

Wooden pallets can straightforwardly sustain fractures during storage and transportation. This shortens their service life. To minimize the economic losses caused by damage to wooden pallets, this study aimed to 1) investigate the falling damage …

verfasst von:
Mengyao Ai, Xinyu Zhou, Ge Gao, Shan Gao, Xinyu Du

19.03.2024 | Original Article

Experimental study of hybrid pine-birch glued-laminated timber beams assisted by digital image correlation technique

This paper presents an experimental study on the flexural behavior of hybrid Pine-Birch Glued-Laminated Timber (GLT) beams. The study focuses on the performance of GLT beams with different lengths (2.1 and 2.8 m) and different compositions of …

verfasst von:
Cristian Timbolmas, Rafael Bravo, Francisco J. Rescalvo, Andreas Ringhofer, Raimund Sieder, Jose Lorenzana

16.03.2024 | Original Article

Manufacturing bamboo spur gears and assessing dynamic performance

This paper details the manufacturing and dynamic performance evaluation of bamboo spur gears utilizing bamboo powder. The research involved a comparison between the accuracy and dynamic performance of a bamboo gear and a POM gear. Initially, a …

verfasst von:
Shinji Ochi

14.03.2024 | Original Article

Maximizing bolaina wood utilization: extraction of cellulose nanofibers from sawdust waste

This study focuses on the utilization of bolaina sawdust waste from the Peruvian Amazon for the production of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs). Bolaina is known for its rapid growth and extensive wood usage, which generate significant amounts of …

verfasst von:
Shirley Díaz, Héctor Gonzáles Mora, William Gacitúa, Cecilia Bustos, Pablo Reyes-Contreras, María Graciela Aguayo

13.03.2024 | Original Article

Using machine learning as an adaptive controller framework for optimizing properties of particleboard

Fine adjustment of manufacturing parameters as a function of the experience of the technical manpower plays a vital role in any production line. The objective of this study was to propose an adaptive controller framework to improve the overall …

verfasst von:
Thimaporn Phetkaew, Thitipan Watcharakan, Salim Hiziroglu, Pannipa Chaowana

17.02.2024 | Original Article

Fungal resistance of Hevea brasiliensis (rubberwood) treated with nano-ZnO and nano-CuO dispersed linseed oil and paraffin wax nanoemulsion

The biological resistance of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis Muell Arg.) treated with linseed oil and paraffin wax nanoemulsions containing zinc oxide (ZnO) and copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles against a white-rot (Trametes hirsuta) and a brown-rot …

verfasst von:
Richa Bansal, N. Mamatha, Rakesh Kumar, Krishna K. Pandey