Hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards

Collapse and drying stresses are currently induced during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens in solid wood products. The purpose of this study was to investigate these drying stresses by measuring hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards. Small samples of Eucalyptus niten...

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Main Authors: N. Pérez-Peña, A. Cloutier, F. Segovia, C. Salinas-Lira, V. Sepúlveda-Villarroel, L. Salvo-Sepúlveda, D.M. Elustondo, R. A. Ananías
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Published: Universidad del Bío-Bío 2016-04-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/2409
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author N. Pérez-Peña
A. Cloutier
F. Segovia
C. Salinas-Lira
V. Sepúlveda-Villarroel
L. Salvo-Sepúlveda
D.M. Elustondo
R. A. Ananías
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A. Cloutier
F. Segovia
C. Salinas-Lira
V. Sepúlveda-Villarroel
L. Salvo-Sepúlveda
D.M. Elustondo
R. A. Ananías
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description Collapse and drying stresses are currently induced during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens in solid wood products. The purpose of this study was to investigate these drying stresses by measuring hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards. Small samples of Eucalyptus nitens wood were oriented in the radial and tangential directions and tested to determine the hygromechanical strains during the drying process. This experimental work consisted of cantilevered bending tests conducted under variable relative humidity conditions. Tests were performed in a conditioning chamber at 30 °C with an equilibrium moisture content ranging from 22 to 12% under four levels of stress: 0, 10, 20 and 30% of the rupture load. The strains were determined using strain gauges, and the total deflection was measured with a linear variable differential transformer. The results show that in hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens, both the surface deformation and mechano-sorption strain were found to be proportional to the applied stress and reached their maximum values in the tangential direction. The total deflection increased 0,18 mm/mm with a surface deformation of 0,20 mm/mm, and the mechano-sorptive strain provides a greater contribution with a value of 0,11 mm/mm, thus corresponding to 59% of the total deformation. In attempts to improve the drying schedules of Eucalyptus nitens to develop solid wood products, mechano-sorptive behavior may be applied to relieve collapse and drying stress.
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spelling doaj.art-6323e1c9c5b0430d87f6fc30f291d08d2024-01-12T19:04:16ZengUniversidad del Bío-BíoMaderas: Ciencia y Tecnología0717-36440718-221X2016-04-011823001Hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boardsN. Pérez-PeñaA. CloutierF. SegoviaC. Salinas-LiraV. Sepúlveda-VillarroelL. Salvo-SepúlvedaD.M. ElustondoR. A. Ananías Collapse and drying stresses are currently induced during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens in solid wood products. The purpose of this study was to investigate these drying stresses by measuring hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards. Small samples of Eucalyptus nitens wood were oriented in the radial and tangential directions and tested to determine the hygromechanical strains during the drying process. This experimental work consisted of cantilevered bending tests conducted under variable relative humidity conditions. Tests were performed in a conditioning chamber at 30 °C with an equilibrium moisture content ranging from 22 to 12% under four levels of stress: 0, 10, 20 and 30% of the rupture load. The strains were determined using strain gauges, and the total deflection was measured with a linear variable differential transformer. The results show that in hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens, both the surface deformation and mechano-sorption strain were found to be proportional to the applied stress and reached their maximum values in the tangential direction. The total deflection increased 0,18 mm/mm with a surface deformation of 0,20 mm/mm, and the mechano-sorptive strain provides a greater contribution with a value of 0,11 mm/mm, thus corresponding to 59% of the total deformation. In attempts to improve the drying schedules of Eucalyptus nitens to develop solid wood products, mechano-sorptive behavior may be applied to relieve collapse and drying stress. https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/2409Deflectiondeformationdrying stressesmechano-sorptionwood drying.
spellingShingle N. Pérez-Peña
A. Cloutier
F. Segovia
C. Salinas-Lira
V. Sepúlveda-Villarroel
L. Salvo-Sepúlveda
D.M. Elustondo
R. A. Ananías
Hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards
Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
Deflection
deformation
drying stresses
mechano-sorption
wood drying.
title Hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards
title_full Hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards
title_fullStr Hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards
title_full_unstemmed Hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards
title_short Hygromechanical strains during the drying of Eucalyptus nitens boards
title_sort hygromechanical strains during the drying of eucalyptus nitens boards
topic Deflection
deformation
drying stresses
mechano-sorption
wood drying.
url https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/2409
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