UNDERSTANDING PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF WOOD AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL
There are several levels of learning. The first level is our observations of some phenomenon. We may not understand what is going on but it has started our process of …
Cell wall changes during brown rot degradation of furfurylated wood as compared to acetylated wood
Modification is a way to avoid or delay fungal degradation of wood. Exactly how and why different types of modifications function remains unclear, albeit it is established that a reduction …
Moisture in wood near or at saturation. Part 2: how much, where is it, and what state is it in?
In wood, water is taken up both in cell walls and as capillary water in macro voids such as cell lumina and pit chambers. Because of the relatively large dimensions …
Performance of glulam beams after five years of outdoor exposure
The five years lasting test of the model glulam beams indicates that the performance of the respective material is determined by the wood species used, potential modification, the adhesive used, …