Effects of moisture-induced thickness swelling on the microstructure of oriented strand board
When wood becomes wet and then dries, restraint of shrinkage at the surface of wood by wetter surface and also sub-surface layers causes tensile stresses to develop resulting in micro-checking. Wood elements in composites such as oriented strand board (OSB) also swell and shrink when they become wet...
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University of British Columbia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59774 |