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<p>It has been common knowledge that as the density of wood increases, the mechanical properties also improve. In turn, the density of wood depends on many factors, including the wood moisture content, location and cross-section in the trunk, the type of treatment and the parameters of technological processes. There is a great deal of research reported in the scientific literature on the effect of solid wood density on mechanical properties for different wood species as well as for structural timber. However, no research data can be found related investigation of the influence of veneer density on the properties of the birch plywood.</p>
<p>In the present study, researching the properties of 7-ply birch plywood (thickness 9 mm), it was concluded that as the density of veneers increases, the bending properties of plywood in the direction of wood fibers (covered veneers) increases. When determining the plywood gluing quality, similar tendencies have been observed. For plywood with a lower density in all veneer plies the gluing quality (tensile-shear test) for perpendicular wood fiber veneers increases in the direction from the symmetry axis or middle veneer to the plywood outer plies, which can be explained by the fact that the outer plies become denser at the time of the hot pressing process. The results of the study will allow birch plywood manufacturers in direct production, sort veneers by density, to produce plywood with very predictable gluing quality, plywood thickness and mechanical properties in bending.</p>
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It has been common knowledge that as the density of wood increases, the mechanical properties also improve. In turn, the density of wood depends on many factors, including the wood moisture content, location and cross-section in the trunk, the type of treatment and the parameters of technological processes. There is a great deal of research reported in the scientific literature on the effect of solid wood density on mechanical properties for different wood species as well as for structural timber. However, no research data can be found related investigation of the influence of veneer density on the properties of the birch plywood.
In the present study, researching the properties of 7-ply birch plywood (thickness 9 mm), it was concluded that as the density of veneers increases, the bending properties of plywood in the direction of wood fibers (covered veneers) increases. When determining the plywood gluing quality, similar tendencies have been observed. For plywood with a lower density in all veneer plies the gluing quality (tensile-shear test) for perpendicular wood fiber veneers increases in the direction from the symmetry axis or middle veneer to the plywood outer plies, which can be explained by the fact that the outer plies become denser at the time of the hot pressing process. The results of the study will allow birch plywood manufacturers in direct production, sort veneers by density, to produce plywood with very predictable gluing quality, plywood thickness and mechanical properties in bending.

Influence of Veneer Density on Plywood Thickness and Some Mechanical Properties

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Rural Sustainability Research

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It has been common knowledge that as the density of wood increases, the mechanical properties also improve. In turn, the density of wood depends on many...

Influence of Veneer Density on Plywood Thickness and Some Mechanical Properties

Publié en ligne: 22 déc. 2021

Pages: 66 - 74

Reçu: 29 sept. 2021

Accepté: 08 nov. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2021-0018

Mots clés
birch veneer, pressing degree, 3 point static bending, gluing quality

© 2021 Laimonis Kūliņš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of Veneer Density on Plywood Thickness and Some Mechanical Properties

Publié en ligne: 22 déc. 2021

Pages: 66 - 74

Reçu: 29 sept. 2021

Accepté: 08 nov. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2021-0018

Mots clésbirch veneer, pressing degree, 3 point static bending, gluing quality

© 2021 Laimonis Kūliņš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
birch veneer, pressing degree, 3 point static bending, gluing quality