Items for "hygro-mechanical properties"

Comments on the experimental methodology for determination of the hygro-mechanical properties of wood

When wood is subjected simultaneously to load and moisture content changes below the fiber saturation point, the mechano-sorptive effect may be observed as an additional deformation that cannot be attributed to simple superposition of elastic deformation, free shrinkage or swelling, or creep in steady climate conditions...

Keywords: Experimental Methods, hygro-mechanical properties, mechano-sorption, wood