Technical Note: A Preliminary Study on the Bending Stiffness of Chemically Treated Wood Material for Structural Composite Lumber
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This research explored the effect of a chemical treatment on the stiffness of three southern hardwoods, yellow-poplar, sweetgum, and red oak, with the aim of broadening the potential feedstocks for structural composite lumber. Water-saturated 3 × 15 × 150 mm samples from each species were heated at 150° C for 30 min in three solutions: 1.0% H2SO4, water, and 1.0% NaOH. The specimens were nondestructively tested by static bending before and after treatment, and the reduction in modulus of elasticity (MOE) was determined. A significant interaction was present between the species and solutions. The trend in mean response for each species was generally a quadratic function of the solution. MOE was reduced the least for each species exposed to water. Sweetgum had a higher reduction in MOE in all three solutions, being significantly greater in the alkaline solution.References
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