PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PANEL BASED ON OUTER BARK PARTICLES OF WHITE BIRCH: MIXED PANELS WITH WOOD PARTICLES VERSUS WOOD FIBRES PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS Y MECÁNICAS DE PANELES A BASE DE PARTÍCULAS DE CORTEZA EXTERNA DE ABETO BLANCO: MEZCLA DE PANELES CON PARTÍCULAS DE MADERA VERSUS FIBRA DE MADERA

The use of outer white birch bark in canoes is an example of its oldest use by the first nations in Canada. This use confirms the hydrophobic characteristics of this bark, which can be capitalized on by using it in the outer layers of three-layer mixed composite panels in order to protect them from...

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Main Authors: Roger Pedieu, Bernard Riedl, André Pichette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Bío-Bío 2008-01-01
Series:Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-221X2008000300003