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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North Carolina State University
2012-02-01
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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 |