MINIMIZING FLOORING STRIP WEIGHT: A SHAPE OPTIMIZATION APPROACH

In North America, flooring strips are manufactured with grooves at the back. There are various reasons for these grooves but, historically, they were considered a strategy to reduce weight and transportation costs as well as improving dimensional stability. As no data are available to assess best pr...

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Main Authors: Jean Deteix, George Djoumna, Pierre Blanchet, André Fortin, Alain Cloutier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2012-02-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_2_1931_Deteix_DBFC_Minimiz_Flooring_Strip_Weight_Shape_Optimization/1489