| 1838215 |
IWP353 |
Introduction of shock wave technology to fir wood preservation |
The big problem with impregnation of wood is the limited permeability of most commercial species. Moritz Sanne and his team at the Faculty of Wood Engineering investigated the use of shock waves as a potential way of improving permeability. |
Moritz Sanne
msanne@hnee.de |
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| 1827860 |
IWP486 |
Image perception of mortise and tenonjoints in wooden buildings by adolescents |
Have young people forgotten the beauty of traditional wood jointing methods and theor influence on product design? Fang-Lin Chao at Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan, tested this theory by a thorough survey of adolescents. |
Fang Lin Chao
flin@cyut.edu.tw |
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| 1785605 |
IWP496 |
Characterisation of activated carbon, wood sawduct and their application for boron absorption from water |
Activated charcoal is widely used as an absorbent and filter medium. Mouna Jaoudi at the Centre National de Recherches en Sciences des Materiaux investigated the characteristics and potential of active charcoal made from sawdust as an adsorbent of boron from fresh water. |
Mouna Jaouadi
ing.mouna@gmail.com |
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| 1780543 |
IWP502 |
Expanding the spalting palette: developing yellow, purple, and green pigments from Scytalidium ganodermophthorum |
Regular readers of the Journal will be familiar with Seri Robinson's work on developing different spalting colours. In this paper she shows how the available colours can be further extended into yellow, purple and green. |
Seri Robinson
seri.robinson@oregonstate.edu |
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| 1808400 |
IWP504 |
Comparative Reliability Assessment of a Solid, Box and I-section Nigerian-Grown African Birch (Anogeissus leiocarpus) Timber Column |
Lamination of timber that is only available in limited sizes is well established. But how reliable are these built up structures. Uwemedimo Wilson at the Nigerian Defence Academy compared various built up sections made from African Birch. |
Uwemedima Wilson
unwilson@nda.edu.ng |
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| 1830347 |
IWP510 |
Effect of Glueline Treatment Using Tobacco Stalk and Leaf Midrib Additives on the Bond Strength and Termite Resistance of Urea Formaldehyde Bonded Plywood |
Since tobacco stalks are a waste agricultural product, Juanito Jimenez from the Forest Products Research and Development Unit, Phillipines, investigated using tobacco stalks in placeof conventional extender in ureo formaldehyde formulations. Not only was the adhesive performance assessed but also the resulting termite resistance. |
Juanito Jimenez
juanito.jimenez@fprdi.dost.gov.ph
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| 1805688 |
IWP518 |
An example of traditional timber building techniques from Anatolia. Granary structures in Eastern Black Sea, Turkey: Serender |
Alev Erarslan at Istanbul Aydin University illustrates the richness of historic timber construction techniques in Anatolia. It is gratifying to see how function and form, structure and decoration were used and valued. |
Alex Erarslan
aleverarslan@gmail.com
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