Study of Timber and Wood Related Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 25242
Special Issue Editor
Interests: wood adhesive; wood composite materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Being natural, renewable, and environmentally friendly, wood is a highly versatile material that has always been a common choice for many applications, including the production of tools, furniture, or art objects. Furthermore, its exceptional mechanical properties also make wood a preferable structural material for construction purposes. Some species of wood can be even stronger than steel or concrete. Although wood mechanical properties have been broadly investigated, further intensive research in this area is still in progress to provide more detailed knowledge of the relationships between wood structure, composition, and mechanical properties that would allow us to further improve the performance of wood under different environmental conditions, as well as broaden its applications.
This Special Issue aims to present updated knowledge relating to the mechanical and viscoelastic performance of wood and wood-based materials under various conditions; to report on the progress in the enhancement of wood mechanical properties by means of different treatments; to review the relationships between wood structure, chemical composition, moisture content, and its mechanical performance; and to demonstrate cutting-edge advances in the development of modern wood-based materials of enhanced mechanical properties.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Relationships between wood chemical composition and its mechanical properties;
- The effect of moisture on the mechanical and rheological properties of wood and wood-based materials;
- The mechanical properties of weathered and decayed wood;
- The effects of different treatments on the viscoelastic behavior and mechanical properties of wood and wood-based materials;
- The effects of wood structure and density on its mechanical properties and viscoelastic behavior;
- New methods and processes to upgrade the mechanical performance of wood;
- The mechanical properties of wood-based composite materials;
- New methods for the assessment of wood viscoelastic behavior and mechanical properties;
- Novel wood-based materials;
- Mechanical properties of waterlogged wood and archaeological wood;
- Wood-based engineering materials;
- New methods and technology for wood processing.
We highly encourage contributions from all relevant fields in the form of original or review articles.
Prof. Dr. Hong Lei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wood modification
- wood-based composite
- wood-based engineering materials
- wood processing
- mechanical and rheological properties of wood
- wood preservation
- mechanical properties
- wood structure
- panel products
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