Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact Drying
The mechanical properties of wood have remarkable influence on its use in buildings. The improvement of the mechanical properties enables the reduction in the cross-sections of structural elements, particularly the increase in their load. The paper deals with the change in the mechanical properties...
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| description | The mechanical properties of wood have remarkable influence on its use in buildings. The improvement of the mechanical properties enables the reduction in the cross-sections of structural elements, particularly the increase in their load. The paper deals with the change in the mechanical properties of beech wood through the process of contact drying. Plate pressures of 1.0, 1.4, and 1.6 MPa at a temperature of 160 °C were used. It was found that contact drying increased the bending strength by more than 30% compared to convection drying. The value of Brinell’s hardness measured on the surface of the samples increased by 80 to 98% after contact drying, and the measured values of impact toughness were higher, about 31.1% compared to the samples dried by the convection drying method. As a result of contact drying, the density in the absolutely dry state increased for radial samples by 102.3 kg·m<sup>−3</sup> and for tangential samples by 83.1 kg·m<sup>−3</sup>. The pressure of the plates also had an effect on the change in density. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab5826d2a14c45a28154d7d194a29a2c2023-11-24T05:35:14ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-10-011521743310.3390/ma15217433Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact DryingIvan Klement0Peter Vilkovský1Tatiana Vilkovská2Department of Wood Technology, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, SlovakiaDepartment of Wood Technology, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, SlovakiaDepartment of Wood Technology, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, SlovakiaThe mechanical properties of wood have remarkable influence on its use in buildings. The improvement of the mechanical properties enables the reduction in the cross-sections of structural elements, particularly the increase in their load. The paper deals with the change in the mechanical properties of beech wood through the process of contact drying. Plate pressures of 1.0, 1.4, and 1.6 MPa at a temperature of 160 °C were used. It was found that contact drying increased the bending strength by more than 30% compared to convection drying. The value of Brinell’s hardness measured on the surface of the samples increased by 80 to 98% after contact drying, and the measured values of impact toughness were higher, about 31.1% compared to the samples dried by the convection drying method. As a result of contact drying, the density in the absolutely dry state increased for radial samples by 102.3 kg·m<sup>−3</sup> and for tangential samples by 83.1 kg·m<sup>−3</sup>. The pressure of the plates also had an effect on the change in density.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/21/7433contact dryingbeechbending strengthBrinell’s hardnessimpact toughness |
| spellingShingle | Ivan Klement Peter Vilkovský Tatiana Vilkovská Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact Drying Materials contact drying beech bending strength Brinell’s hardness impact toughness |
| title | Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact Drying |
| title_full | Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact Drying |
| title_fullStr | Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact Drying |
| title_full_unstemmed | Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact Drying |
| title_short | Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact Drying |
| title_sort | change in selected mechanical properties of beech wood at the contact drying |
| topic | contact drying beech bending strength Brinell’s hardness impact toughness |
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