A three-dimensional anisotropic material model is presented that is applicable in combination with interface elements for simulation of the behavior of timber structures loaded in shear and tension perpendicular to the wood fibers...
Keywords: cracks, finite-element method, interface elements, material modeling, wood
06/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterVarious halophilic black yeasts were isolated from hypersaline water in solar salterns...
Keywords: hypersaline water, Hortaea werneckii, Trimmatostroma salinum, wood
10/2005 | Botanica Marina, Walter de GruyterIn a comparative study, the topochemical distribution of lignin in individual cell wall layers of beech wood tissue was determined by confocal Raman spectroscopy and scanning UV microspectrophotometry...
Keywords: cellulose, confocal Raman spectroscopy, lignin, scanning UV microspectrophotometry, wood
08/2004 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe chemical modification of maritime pine sapwood (
Keywords: alkoxysilanes, chemical modification, dimensional stabilisation, FTIR, solid NMR spectroscopy, wood
08/2004 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterRetification is a heat treatment that decreases the swelling of wood and increases its resistance to fungal attack...
Keywords: differential scanning calorimetry, fibre saturation point, heat treatment, swelling, wood
01/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe survival of two hygienically relevant bacteria,
Keywords: Bacteria, DNA extraction, hygiene, plastic, wood
01/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterA 558-h laboratory leaching test (AWPA E-11) was carried out on both commercially and laboratory chromated copper arsenate (CCA) type C-treated southern pine...
Keywords: arsenic, chromated copper arsenate (CCA), chromatography, chromium, Leaching, Speciation, wood
02/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe chemical modification of maritime pine sapwood (
Keywords: 13C and 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance cross-polarisation with magic-angle spinning (NMR CP MAS) spectroscopy, chemical modification, 3-isocynatopropyltriethoxysilane, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, silane, wood
07/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterWhen 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
02/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThis is a preliminary study that proposes an original prototype artificial neural network to be used in addition to the two classic sorption isotherm modeling methods, Hailwood-Horrobin (HH) and Guggenheim-Anderson-deBoer (GAB), in predicting the equilibrium moisture content in wood at three different temperatures (30, 45 and 60°C) for softwood (lodgepole pine) sapwood and heartwood specimens...
Keywords: Artificial Neural Networks, chemical composition, Guggenheim-Anderson-deBoer (GAB) model, Hailwood-Horrobin (HH) model, Sorption, Water, wood
05/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe mechanical treatment of wood in a refiner involves a complex combination of shear and compression forces...
Keywords: compression, Density, Picea abies, shear stress, wood
09/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterChemical reaction between silanol-modified wood and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) was carried out using two different approaches with dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) or ethylamine (EtNH2) as catalysts...
Keywords: alkoxysilanes, 13C and 29Si CP-MAS NMR, chemical modification, FTIR Spectroscopy, SEM-EDX analysis, silanol groups, wood
05/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe bulk and surface properties of blocks of nine Australian wood species of commercial importance were investigated to elucidate the factors affecting timber gluability with structural one-component polyurethane adhesives...
Keywords: adhesion, bonding, Density, Eucalyptus, extractives, gluability, one-component polyurethane, strength, timber, wood
07/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe liquefaction of wood (
Keywords: Ionic Liquid, liquefaction, recyclability, wood
08/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThree new phenolic compounds (4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl-6-
Keywords: Betula pendula Roth, diarylheptanoids, extractives, lignans, phenolic glycosides, wood
08/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterIn this research, square-plate twist test methods for obtaining the shear modulus of wood were examined...
Keywords: finite element analysis, shear modulus, square-plate twist method, wood
08/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterA novel method for the acetylation of wood was investigated and compared with the classical method based on acetic anhydride...
Keywords: 13C CP-MAS NMR spectroscopy, chemical modification, FTIR Spectroscopy, transesterification, vinyl acetate, wood
03/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterSimple equations are proposed for calculation of critical stress intensity factors by tests using double cantilever beam (DCB) and three-point end-notched flexure (3ENF)...
Keywords: critical stress intensity factor, DCB test, 3ENF test, mode I, mode II, wood
03/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe effects of water on wood liquefaction were investigated under various reaction conditions: reaction temperature, time, and wood/phenol weight ratio...
Keywords: liquefaction, Phenol, phenolated wood, Water, wood
11/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe strain distribution along wood adhesive bonds was studied using a contact-free measurement system based on a white-light digital image correlation (DIC) technique...
Keywords: adhesive bond, contact-free, strain distribution, strain measurement, wood
11/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterIn the present work PCR technology was used as a tool to detect the early stages of wood decay and was compared with microscopic evaluation...
Keywords: brown rot, Coniophora, fungal colonisation, Fungi, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sequencing, terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP), wood
11/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterA method based on FT-Raman spectroscopy is proposed for determining in situ concentrations of ethylenic residues in softwood lignin...
Keywords: coniferaldehyde, coniferyl alcohol, DHP, ethylenic residues, lignin, quantification, Raman, thermomechanical pulp, wood
11/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe effect of laser irradiation (Ar+ ion laser, 244 nm) on photodegradation of lignin in silver birch and rubberwood as hardwoods and spruce and chir pine as softwoods has been investigated by UV resonance Raman spectroscopy (UVRRS)...
Keywords: cellulose, lignin, photodegradation, quinone, resonance Raman spectroscopy, UV laser, UV resonance Raman spectroscopy (UVRRS), wood
03/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterNo available
Keywords: isocampneoside I, Paulownia tomentosa Steud. var. tomentosa, phenylethanoid glycosides, wood
03/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe effect of different culture conditions have been evaluated concerning the extracellular enzyme activities of the white-rot fungus
Keywords: biopulping, cellulose, Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, chemithermomechanical pulping (CTMP), manganese peroxidase, mechanical pulping, wood
07/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe aim of the present study was to combat wood decay based on the approach controlled-release biocides from polymers...
Keywords: Copolymer, ethylene maleic anhydride, fungal decay resistance, fungicides, poly(ethylene co-8-hydroxy quinolinyl acrylate), poly(ethylene co-dipentachlorophenyl diacrylate), Synthesis, wood
07/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterCross sections of wood adhesive bonds were studied by scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) with the aim of scrutinizing the distribution of adhesive in the bond line region...
Keywords: adhesive penetration, scanning thermal microscopy (SThM), wood
01/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter