CREEP BEHAVIOR OF BORATE-TREATED STRANDBOARD: EFFECT OF ZINC BORATE RETENTION, WOOD SPECIES, AND LOAD LEVEL

Creep performance of zinc borate-treated strandboard from southern pine (Pinus taeda L.) and red oak (Quercus falcata) was investigated at 25(0)C temperature and 65% relative humidity. It was shown that the borate treatment had some significant effect on creep deflection of the test panels, and the...

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Main Authors: Qinglin Wu, Ong N Lee, Zhiyong Cai, Dingguo Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Bío-Bío 2009-01-01
Series:Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-221X2009000100002