Effect of adhesive type and glue-line thickness on the fatigue strength of mortise and tenon furniture joints

The fatigue strength of rectangular mortise and tenon rubberwood furniture joints made from polyvinyl-acetate (PVAc) and urea-formaldehyde (UF) adhesives were compared. The results showed that the allowable design stress for PVAc adhesive joints could be set at 30 % of its ultimate bending moment as...

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Main Authors: Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, Florin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29148/1/29148.pdf
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Summary:The fatigue strength of rectangular mortise and tenon rubberwood furniture joints made from polyvinyl-acetate (PVAc) and urea-formaldehyde (UF) adhesives were compared. The results showed that the allowable design stress for PVAc adhesive joints could be set at 30 % of its ultimate bending moment as compared to 25 % for the UF adhesive joint. Further, PVAc adhesive joints have large working tolerances for glue-line thicknesses which make it suitable for mass production furniture manufacturing.