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Creep Properties of Densified Wood in Bending
Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Livade 6, 6310 Izola, Slovenia.
Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Livade 6, 6310 Izola, Slovenia.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Wood Science and Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7270-1920
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Wood Science and Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4526-9391
2022 (English)In: Forests, E-ISSN 1999-4907, Vol. 13, no 5, article id 757Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM)-densified timber is rarely used in construction, although its mechanical properties are in many cases excellent. The main reason for its rare use is set-recovery, which reduces the degree of densification over time so that the mechanical properties deteriorate. Our knowledge of the long-term creep of densified timber is insufficient and a full understanding of its long-term behaviour is still lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine the behaviour under long-term loading of Scots pine sapwood densified in an open system at 170–200 °C. The influence of the THM densification process on the creep properties was studied on (1) unmodified specimens, (2) THM-densified specimens, (3) THM-densified specimens that had been further thermally treated, and (4) low-molecular-weight phenol-formaldehyde resin-impregnated and THM-densified specimens. All specimens were loaded at 20 ± 2 °C and 65 ± 5% relative humidity for 14 days under 3-point bending at 35% of the short-term ultimate load, and the bending deformation was registered. The THM densification doubled the density, causing a significant increase in the modulus of rupture but no change in the modulus of elasticity, and reduced the equilibrium moisture content and creep compliance. Post-thermal modification and resin impregnation improved the dimensional stability and further reduced the creep compliance in bending. The results demonstrate that THM densification combined with resin-impregnation or thermal modification reduces the creep of Scots pine timber under a long-term bending load in a constant climate. 

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Basel, Swizterland: MDPI, 2022. Vol. 13, no 5, article id 757
Keywords [en]
thermo-hydro-mechanical densification, Scots pine, creep compliance, thermal modification, resin impregnation
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Wood Science
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Wood Science and Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-90644DOI: 10.3390/f13050757ISI: 000801253800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85130645239OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-90644DiVA, id: diva2:1658181
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EU, Horizon 2020, 739574
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Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-05-16 (joosat);

Funder: Republic of Slovenia, European Regional Development Fund, Slovenian Research Agency ARRS (J4-3087); CT WOOD, Luleå University of Technology

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