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Effects of Hydrolytic Aging on the Behaviour of Nano Silica (SiO2)-Treated Spruce Wood
Wood is a viscoelastic composite material that has been historically prominent in the construction of buildings and continues to see widespread use....
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An Empirical Correlation for Burning of Spruce Wood in Cone Calorimeter for Different Heat Fluxes
This article proposes an empirical expression to describe the pyrolysis and charring of spruce wood in bench-scale experiments for a wide range of...
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The Progressive Test Method for Assessing the Thermal Resistance of Spruce Wood Treated with Flame Retardants
The article is focused on evaluating untreated and flame retardant treated spruce wood (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst), used as a building material,...
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Smoke Emission from Wood and Wood Based Products
This paper deals with the smoke emission from wood and wood-based products. The amount of smoke released from organic polymers (e.g. wood and...
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Wood Products
Wood is a natural material which is obtained by sawing logs into a desired cross-section. Hence, all wooden parts are, from the outset, of linear...
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Evaluation of Material Properties of Spruce Wood Samples to Improve the Development Process for More Sustainable Sawing Processes
The processing of wood as a renewable and sustainable material is steadily gaining in importance. However, sawing processes in sawmills are...
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Distribution of Wood Residual Strain Around Holes Due to Drilling
Drilling-induced residual strain of timber member around fastener holes (such as bolts) often leads to deterioration of mechanical properties. In...
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Modelling Charring and Burning of Spruce and Pine Woods During Pyrolysis, Smoldering and Flaming
The goal of this work is to develop a material model for Norway spruce and Scots pine woods for use in performance-based fire safety design to...
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Temporal Variation of Charring Depth of the Wood-Frame Walls in Fire
In this study, temporal variation of charring depth of wood studs inside wood-frame walls (WFWs) in fire was investigated. First, the time variation...
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Chemisorption Trends of Oxygen on Freshly Pyrolyzed Wood Charcoal
The ignition of wood is a multistage process, with the first major thermo-chemical conversion step being the pyrolytic disintegration of the...
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The Effect of Resonance Wood Quality on Violins Vibration
The aim of this paper is to highlight the correlations between the anatomical quality of the resonant wood (spruce and maple) and the dynamic...
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Fire Protection of Wood Using a Coating Based on Sodium Silicate and Biochar
Wood is one of the most frequently used building materials. However, due to its composition, it is flammable, which causes complications when using...
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Combustion Chamber Design for Encapsulated Wood-Component Testing
Heavy-weight packages for the safe transport of radioactive material are equipped with impact limiters often built of wood-filled steel sheet...
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Characterisation, Recovery and Activity of Hydrophobic Compounds in Norway Spruce Log Soaking Pit Water: Could they be Used in Wood Preservative Formulations?
PurposeNorway spruce log soaking water (SLSW) is considered a waste in the plywood and veneer industry but has not been characterised, and its...
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Chipless Cutting of Wood—Felling Knives
The laboratory part of the measurement are presented in this chapter. The experiment was divided into three groups, where the influence of wood, wood...
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An Innovative Engineered Wood Product Made from Densified Wood with Enhanced Fire Performance – State-of-the-Art
As an environmentally friendly wood-modification method, thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) densification is being developed to improve the intrinsic...
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Burning and Thermal Degradation of Wood Under Defined Conditions: A Route of Preparation of Carbonaceous Char and Its Characterization for Potential Applicability in Evaluation of Real Fire
The burning process of wood types typically used in building construction (spruce) and for floor, furniture, and home accessories (oak and birch)...
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Comparative Analysis of the Flammability Characteristics of Historic Oak Wood from 1869 and Contemporary Wood
The tests are aimed at demonstrating the flammability of historic (old) oak wood compared to the fire resistance of modern oak wood. The tested wood...
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Evaluating the viscoelastic shear properties of clear wood via off-axis compression testing and digital-image correlation
Highly anisotropic materials like wood and unidirectional polymer composite structures are sensitive to shear deformations, in particular close to...
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Historical Development in Wood Cutting Theory
The historical development of the theory of division and woodworking lags the development of machines and tools. The founder of the theory of wood...