Differences in fracture patterns and properties at various moisture levels are experimentally and numerically evaluated and discussed...
Keywords: environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), finite element analysis (FEA), fracture, fracture mechanisms, moisture, numerical modelling, solid wood
06/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterWood polymer nanocomposites were prepared from solid aspen wood, water-soluble melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) resin, and silicate nanoclays...
Keywords: hardness, melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin, nanofillers, solid wood, wood polymer composites
03/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter