Theoretical Explanation of The Mechano-sorptive Effect in Wood

Authors

  • T. A. C. M. van der Put

Keywords:

Wood, timber, moisture changes, mechano-sorptive effect, visco-hydro-elasticity

Abstract

It is possible to explain the so called mechano-sorptive effect that occurs in wood by moisture cycling by an earlier derived general deformation kinetics model, as a bond breaking process of secondary bonds, causing internal shifts of adjacent layers with respect to each other, due to sorption.

References

Hearmon, R. F. S., and J. M. Paton. 1984. Moisture content changes and creep of wood. Forest Prod. J. 34:357-358.nKrausz, A. S., and H. Eyring. 1975. Deformation kinetics. John Wiley and Sons, New York.nMukudai, J., and S. Yata. 1986. Modeling and simulation of viscoelastic behavior of wood under moisture change. Wood Sci. Technol. 20:335-348.nTakemura, T. 1966. Plastic properties of wood in relation to the nonequilibrium states of moisture content. Memorial College of Agriculture, Kyoto University No. 88, 31.nVan Der Put, T. A. C. M. 1986. Reaction kinetics of bond exchange of deformation and damage processes in wood. Proceedings IUFRO-conference. Firenze, Italy. September 1986.n

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Published

2007-06-22

Issue

Number 3 / July 1989

Section

Research Contributions

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