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dc.titleCreep-characteristics of a tropical wood-polymer composite
dc.contributor.authorChia, L.H.L.
dc.contributor.authorTeoh, S.H.
dc.contributor.authorBoey, F.Y.C.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-25T07:54:41Z
dc.date.available2014-04-25T07:54:41Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.identifier.citationChia, L.H.L.,Teoh, S.H.,Boey, F.Y.C. (1987). Creep-characteristics of a tropical wood-polymer composite. International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part 29 (1) : 25-30. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
dc.identifier.issn13590197
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/51698
dc.description.abstractWood polymer composite (WPC) specimens were produced by impregnating a tropical wood with methyl methacrylate and subsequently polymerised by γ-irradiation. Beam specimens of varying weight percentages of polymer were then subjected to a three point bend creep test under a constant load condition, for 250, 300 and 350 N. A Norton-Bailey (power law) mathematical model was used to describe the creep behavior, with the creep components determined by a nonlinear regression analysis. Significant creep improvements were obtained from the composite specimens as compared to the untreated wood specimens. Results indicated that maximum creep resistance is obtained when the amount of polymer loading exceeded 30%. An interfacial interaction between the polymer and the wood cell wall was used to account for the behavior of the increase in the creep resistance. © 1987.
dc.sourceScopus
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentCHEMISTRY
dc.contributor.departmentMECHANICAL & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
dc.description.sourcetitleInternational Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part
dc.description.volume29
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.page25-30
dc.identifier.isiutNOT_IN_WOS
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