Bending creep test of wood-based materials under fungal attack.

Creep of beams of wood and wood-based materials under transverse load

The paper presents the test results of beams made of chipboards, fibreboards, wood as per referenced items [1], [2], [3]. Adopting various rheological models, their behaviour in time under permanent load was described. The model testing of a box-section beam, with wooden flanges connected with continuous chipboard lacings, was described. It was found that the construction of beams made of unlim...

Creep and Creep–Rupture Behavior of Wood-Based Structural Panels

This paper summarizes a cooperative research program between the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), in Madison, Wisconsin, and Forintek Canada Corp. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This research program provided detailed creep–rupture and some creep information for composite panel products. Commercially produced plywood, oriented strandboard (OSB), and minimally alig...

Damage Detection of Carbon Fiber-reinforced Concrete Under Bending Test

Properties of Wood and Wood Based Materials Subjected to Thermal Treatments under Various Conditions

Thermal modification is a well-known process to change the dimensional stability, hygroscopicity, and biological resistance of wood due to chemical modifications of wood cell components. In this study, we reviewed several characteristics of heat-modified solid wood and wood-based panels under various temperatures, durations and pressure. Thermal compressing treatment could affect drying speed, ...

Evaluation of Asphalt Mixture Low-Temperature Performance in Bending Beam Creep Test

Low-temperature cracking is one of the most common road pavement distress types in Poland. While bitumen performance can be evaluated in detail using bending beam rheometer (BBR) or dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) tests, none of the normalized test methods gives a comprehensive representation of low-temperature performance of the asphalt mixtures. This article presents the Bending Beam Creep test...