Wood Quality of Coppiced Eucalyptus Tereticornisfor Value Addition

IAWA Journal ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.K. Sharma ◽  
R.V. Rao ◽  
S.R. Shukla ◽  
P. Kumar ◽  
R. Sudheendra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Wood Quality ◽  
Fibre Diameter ◽  
Fibre Length ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Vessel Diameter ◽  
Vessel Element ◽  
Anatomical Characteristics ◽  
Significant Difference

The anatomical, physical and mechanical properties of non-coppiced and coppiced (after first felling) wood of Eucalyptus tereticornis were studied to evaluate their quality and to recommend it for various end uses. The pith to periphery variation in specific gravity, fibre length, fibre diameter, fibre lumen diameter, double wall thickness, vessel diameter and vessel element length were investigated in both types of wood. Correlation coefficients between anatomical characteristics and specific gravity and among anatomical characteristics were established. The results of physical and mechanical properties indicate that the timber from both non-coppiced and coppiced wood can be classified as very heavy, strong, tough, very hard but liable to warp and crack badly. The studies suggest that there is no significant difference in anatomical and mechanical properties of non-coppiced and coppiced wood suggesting their timbers can be utilized for similar purposes.

scholarly journals Physical and Mechanical Properties of Natural Leaf Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Polyester Composites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1369
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
Lalta Prasad ◽  
Vinay Kumar Patel ◽  
Virendra Kumar ◽  
Anil Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Synthetic Fibre ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fibre Length ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Fibres ◽  
Risk Environment ◽  
Insulation Property ◽  
Natural Leaf

In recent times, demand for light weight and high strength materials fabricated from natural fibres has increased tremendously. The use of natural fibres has rapidly increased due to their high availability, low density, and renewable capability over synthetic fibre. Natural leaf fibres are easy to extract from the plant (retting process is easy), which offers high stiffness, less energy consumption, less health risk, environment friendly, and better insulation property than the synthetic fibre-based composite. Natural leaf fibre composites have low machining wear with low cost and excellent performance in engineering applications, and hence established as superior reinforcing materials compared to other plant fibres. In this review, the physical and mechanical properties of different natural leaf fibre-based composites are addressed. The influences of fibre loading and fibre length on mechanical properties are discussed for different matrices-based composite materials. The surface modifications of natural fibre also play a crucial role in improving physical and mechanical properties regarding composite materials due to improved fibre/matrix adhesion. Additionally, the present review also deals with the effect of silane-treated leaf fibre-reinforced thermoset composite, which play an important role in enhancing the mechanical and physical properties of the composites.

WOOD CHARACTERISTICS OF AMAZON FOREST TYPES

IAWA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W. Woodcock ◽  
G. Dos Santos ◽  
C. Reynel
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Vessel Diameter ◽  
Floodplain Forest ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Vessel Element ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Climate Controls ◽  
Pattern Of Variation

The Tambopata region of the southern Peruvian Amazon supports a high diversity of both woody plants and forest types. Woods collected from low riverside vegetation, floodplain forest, clay-soil forest on an upper terrace, sandy-soil forest, and swamp forest provide an opportunity to test for significant differences in quantitative anatomical characters among forest types. Vessel-element length in floodplain-forest trees is significantly greater than in the other forest types. Specific gravity is lower in the two early-successional associations (low riverine forest and mature floodplain forest). Vessel diameter and density do not show significant differences among forest types and may be responding to overall climate controls. These two characters, however, show a pattern of variation within a transect extending back from the river along a gradient of increasing substrate and forest age; in addition, sites characterized by frequent flooding or presence of standing water lack vessels in the wider-diameter classes. The six characters analyzed show distributions that are, with the exception of wood specific gravity, significantly nonnormally distributed, a consideration that may be important in representing characteristics of assemblages of taxa. The degree of variability seen in some of the quantitative characters shows the importance of either basing analysis on adequate sample sizes or identifying robust indicators that can be used with small samples.

Between- and Within-Tree Variation in the Anatomy and Specific Gravity of Wood in Oregon White Oak (Quercus Garryana Dougl.)

IAWA Journal ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Lei ◽  
Michael R. Milota ◽  
Barbara L. Gartner
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Pseudotsuga Menziesii ◽  
Fibre Length ◽  
Wood Properties ◽  
Vessel Diameter ◽  
Coast Range ◽  
Quercus Garryana ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Earlywood Vessel ◽  
Oregon White Oak

In order to analyze the variation in wood properties within and between trees of an underutilized tree species, we sampled six Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana Dougl.) trees from an 80-year old mixed stand of Q. garryana and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) in the Coast Range of Western Oregon, USA. Fibre length, earlywood vessel diameter, tissue proportions, and specific gravity were measured on samples across the diameter at two heights. Trees had a slight lean (2-12°), so we sampled separately both radii of a diametric strip that ran from the lower to upper side of lean.

scholarly journals Antibacterial Effect and Physical-Mechanical Properties of Temporary Restorative Material Containing Antibacterial Agents

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Amanda Mahammad Mushashe ◽  
Carla Castiglia Gonzaga ◽  
Paulo Henrique Tomazinho ◽  
Leonardo Fernandes da Cunha ◽  
Denise Piotto Leonardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compression Strength ◽  
Water Sorption ◽  
Antibacterial Agents ◽  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Restorative Material ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction. For the maintenance of the aseptic chain created during the treatment the coronal sealing becomes paramount. Aim. Evaluating the antibacterial effect and the physical-mechanical properties of a temporary restorative material containing different antibacterial agents. Material and Methods. Two antibacterial agents (triclosan and chloramine T) were manually added to a temporary restorative material used as base (Coltosol). The antibacterial action of the material was analyzed using the agar diffusion method, in pure cultures of Escherichia coli (ATCC BAA-2336) and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 11632) and mixed culture of saliva collection. The microleakage rate was analyzed using bovine teeth, previously restored with the materials, and submitted to thermocycling, in a solution of 0.5% methylene blue, for a period of 24 hours. The physical and mechanical properties of the materials analyzed were setting time, water sorption, solubility, and compression strength. Results. No marginal leakage was observed for all groups. There was no statistical significant difference in antimicrobial activity, setting time, water sorption, solubility, and compression strength among the materials. Conclusion. The addition of antibacterial agents on a temporary restorative material did not optimize the antibacterial ability of the material and also did not change its physical-mechanical properties.

scholarly journals Comparative Evaluation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Different Brands of Primary Molar Stainless-Steel Crowns: An In Vitro Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (23) ◽  
pp. 4120-4126
Author(s):  
Zhaleh Bamdadian ◽  
Nilgoon Pasdar ◽  
Abdolhamid Alhavaz ◽  
Shahram Ghasemi ◽  
Ali Bijani
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Galvanic Corrosion ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
In Vitro Study ◽  
Vitro Study ◽  
Primary Molar ◽  
Significant Difference

BACKGROUND: There is some cases of perforation and undesirable properties of some primary molars stainless steel crowns. AIM: The aim of this study was to compare the physical and mechanical properties of different commercial brands of these crowns. METHODS: In an in vitro study, a total of 10 stainless steel tooth crowns of the second primary mandibular molars size 6 of 4 different commercial brands (a total of 280 crowns) were evaluated. These crowns were included KTR Pre-trimmed and Crimped Nichro Stainless Steel Primary Molar Crowns (KTR, China); 3M Stainless Steel Primary Molar Crowns (ESPE, St paul; USA); NuSmile SSC Pre-contoured (Inc, Houstone, TX; USA) and Kids crown (Shinghung, Seoul; Korea). Corrosion and galvanic corrosion, wear, microhardness, compressive strength, fatigue strength of crowns and weight percent of elements were investigated. RESULTS: The highest rate of microhardness, compressive and Fatigue strength of the crowns were made by Nu Smile > 3M > Kids Crown > KTR respectively. The highest rate of corrosion potential in corrosion and Galvanic corrosion tests was in KTR > Kids crowns > 3M > Nu smile respectively. The order of crown wear was KTR > Kids Crown > 3M > Nu Smile respectively. The highest amount of nickel element was found in the Nu Smile crown and the highest amount of chrome in the 3M crown with a significant difference with others (p < 0.001). The KTR and Kids crowns lacked molybdenum. CONCLUSION: The results showed that Nu Smile crown has better physical and mechanical properties than other evaluated crowns in this study.

scholarly journals Geomechanical characterization of lateritic hardpans from Bamendjou (West-Cameroon)

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Ngueumdjo ◽  
V. H. Njuikom Djoumbi ◽  
V. Y. Katte ◽  
F. Ngapgue ◽  
A. S. L. Wouatong
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Geochemical Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Geomechanical Characterization

AbstractThis study reports on the physical, mechanical, mineralogical and geochemical analysis carried out on four lateritic hardpan specimens from quarries in the Bamendjou area in the Western Region of Cameroon using common prescribed procedures. The results indicate that values of the bulk density, specific gravity, total and open porosities are very variable from one specimen to another. Meanwhile, the value of the compressive strengths of both the dry and immersed specimens were also very variable from one specimen to another, with the F2 and F1 specimens having higher values than the A1 and A2 specimens. All the specimens immersed in water recorded lower compressive strengths than the dry specimens. The flexural strengths also varied from one sample to another, with the F2 specimen having the highest resistance. The X-ray diffraction patterns reveal that the major peaks were assigned to gibbsite, goethite, and hematite, while the minor peaks were assigned to kaolinite and anatase. The mineralogy and geochemistry influenced the physical and mechanical properties, with the iron rich specimens having higher values in both the physical and mechanical properties than the alumina rich specimens. The results of the compressive strengths obtained were higher than (1–4) MPa obtained in Burkina Faso and India where they have been using latertic blocks for construction. Thus the hardpans of Bamendjou can also be exploited for building purposes conveniently.

STUDIES ON THE RELATION OF GROWTH RATE TO WOOD QUALITY IN POPULUS HYBRIDS

1942 ◽  
Vol 20c (1) ◽  
pp. 28-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. P. V. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Wood Quality ◽  
Fibre Diameter ◽  
Fibre Length ◽  
Fast Growth ◽  
Annual Rings ◽  
Annual Increment ◽  
Soda Pulp ◽  
Individual Trees ◽  
Slow Growing

Experiments were conducted on the relation of growth rate to wood quality in a series of 43 hybrid and parental trees, which involved Populus alba, P. grandidentata, and P. tremuloides.Fibres in fast growth annual rings were longer on the average than those in slow growth rings from the same tree. In single annual rings, fibres of early wood were shorter and thicker than those of late wood.Average fibre diameter of individual trees was significantly correlated in a positive manner with growth rate, but the correlation between fibre length and growth rate was well below the level of significance.Short, thick habit of growth was significantly correlated with high density of wood, but correlations between growth rate (in terms of annual increment in volume) and wood density were insignificant.Experimental pulp and paper tests did not reveal any very striking differences in quality between fast growing hybrid and slow growing parental trees, although there remains some doubt as to the suitability of abnormally fast growth hybrid wood for some of the higher grades of soda pulp paper.The general, and tentative, conclusion is that the investigation revealed nothing to indicate that rapid growth is seriously detrimental to wood quality.

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Hard Maple (Acer saccharum) and Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-334
Author(s):  
Marly Gabriela Carmona Uzcategui ◽  
Roy Daniel Seale ◽  
Frederico José Nistal França
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Acer Saccharum ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Liriodendron Tulipifera ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Yellow Poplar ◽  
Clear Wood

Abstract Maple and poplar are common names of species that grow in the eastern United States. Physical and mechanical properties were evaluated from small clear wood specimens of hard maple (Acer saccharum) and yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Specific gravity, static bending strength and modulus of elasticity, compression parallel and perpendicular to grain, and Janka hardness were tested. The experiments were carried out on defect-free specimens extracted from boards supplied by members of the Staircase Manufacturers Association. The material was donated by companies located in the eastern United States. On the basis of the findings, it can be stated that mechanical properties for maple and yellow poplar have not changed substantially because the average values remain in a range that is very close to the values published in previous studies.

Stem anatomy of Apioideae (Apiaceae): effects of habit and reproductive strategy

IAWA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Kamil E. Frankiewicz ◽  
Alexei A. Oskolski ◽  
Jean-Pierre Reduron ◽  
Łukasz Banasiak ◽  
Jorge-Alfredo Reyes-Betancort ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Strategy ◽  
Fibre Length ◽  
Vessel Diameter ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Vessel Element ◽  
Ground Tissue ◽  
Stem Anatomy ◽  
Perforation Plate ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
Plate Type

Abstract Apioideae is the biggest and the most diverse of four subfamilies recognised within Apiaceae. Except for a few, likely derived, woody clades, most representatives of this subfamily are herbaceous. In the present study, we assessed stem anatomy of 87, mostly therophytic and hemicryptophytic, species from at least 20 distinct lineages of Apioideae, and juxtaposed them with 67 species from our previous anatomical projects also focused on this subfamily. Comparing our data with the literature, we found that wood anatomy does not allow for a distinction between apioids and their close relatives (Azorelloideae, Saniculoideae), but more distantly related Mackinlayoideae differ from Apioideae in their perforation plate type. Vessel element and fibre length, and vessel diameter were positively correlated with plant height: phenomena already reported in literature. Similar pattern was retrieved for vertical intervessel pit diameter. Wood ground tissue in apioids ranges from entirely fibrous to parenchymatous. The shortening of internodes seems to favour the formation of parenchymatic ground tissue, whereas the early shift to flowering promotes the deposition of fibrous wood in monocarpic species. These results support a hypothesis on interdependence among internode length, reproductive strategy, and wood ground tissue type.

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