Physical and Mechanical Properties of Laminated Veneer Lumber Manufactured by Poplar Veneer

Unproductive young rubber trees (15 years old) with smaller diameters (15 to 18 cm) compared to conventional rubber logs, harvested at the age of 25 years old, were selected for the production of laminated panels. Spindleless rotary veneer peeling was applied to logs from short-rotation rubber forest plantations to produce veneers for structural purposes. This raises questions about the utilization of these small-diameter logs with respect to its effect on the quality of veneer and laminated panels produced. This study examines the effect of the glue spread rates on the physical and mechanical properties of rubberwood laminated veneer lumber (LVL). Analysis of variance shows that the application of a 280 g/m2 glue spread rate significantly improved the density, water absorption and dimensional stability of rubberwood LVL. The mechanical properties of rubberwood LVL produced with a 200 g/m2 glue spread rate met the minimum requirement for the 2.1E-3100F stress class; 91.05 MPa for the modulus of rupture in the flatwise direction and 50.23 MPa for compressive strength parallel to the longitudinal axis. The modulus of elasticity in the flatwise direction of 11,189.55 MPa reached the minimum requirement for the 1.5E-2250F stress class.

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Some physical and mechanical properties of laminated veneer lumber reinforced with carbon fiber using heat-treated beech veneer

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products ◽

10.1007/s00107-016-1125-z ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 75 (2) ◽

pp. 193-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Osman Percin ◽

Mustafa Altunok

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Carbon Fiber ◽

Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽

Laminated Veneer Lumber ◽

Heat Treated

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Engineered Wood Composite of Laminated Veneer Lumber: Physical and Mechanical Properties

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.842.103 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 842 ◽

pp. 103-128

Author(s):

Kang Chiang Liew ◽

Singan Grace

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Shear Strength ◽

Moisture Content ◽

Bending Strength ◽

Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽

P Value ◽

Thickness Swelling ◽

Laminated Veneer Lumber ◽

Physical Testing ◽

Acacia Hybrid

Utilisation of forest plantation species such as Acacia hybrid has been used in wood-based industry as an alternative to solid wood that was usually attained from natural forest. While, the under-utilised species such as Mangifera sp. is not often been used as raw material for wood products, in this study, laminated veneer lumber (LVL) has been produced from Acacia hybrid and Mangifera sp. The physical and mechanical properties of LVL were determined and compared. For physical testing, the range value of moisture content was 9.41% to 14.56%, Density was 487.90 kg/m3 to 699.10 kg/m3, thickness swelling was between 0.20% to 6.05%, water absorption between 32.71% to 91.25%, and rate of delamination from 0% to 100%. Mangifera sp. LVL has higher moisture content, rate of delamination, and water absorbency. In mechanical testing, it is been found that Acacia hybrid LVL has overall higher strength compared to Mangifera sp. LVL, in terms of static bending strength (MOR and MOE), shear strength, and compression strength. Range of value for MOR was between 10.27 N/mm2 to 129.99 N/mm2, MOE between 1138 N/mm2 to 16472.93 N/mm2, shear strength between 0.43 N/mm2 to 3.40 N/mm2, and compression between 139.45 N/mm2 to 6749.74 N/mm2. For physical testing, the overall result of p-value for moisture content, water absorption, and delamination were significant at p ≤ 0.05, while density and thickness swelling were not significant at p ≥ 0.05. For overall result, the p-value for static bending strength (MOR and MOE) was significant at p ≤ 0.05 while for shear strength and compression strength were not significant at p ≥ 0.05.

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Performance Evaluation of Flame-Retardant NSCFR-Treated Laminated Veneer Lumber(LVL) PartⅠ:Thermal, Physical and Mechanical Properties

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.168-170.2106 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 168-170 ◽

pp. 2106-2110

Author(s):

Yi Qiang Wu ◽

Chun Hua Yao ◽

Yan Qing ◽

Jian Xiong Lv ◽

Yun Chu Hu

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Water Immersion ◽

Testing Machine ◽

Fire Retardant ◽

Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽

Modulus Of Rupture ◽

National Standard ◽

Control Group ◽

Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽

Laminated Veneer Lumber

This study aimed at evaluating the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of a structural laminated veneer lumber(LVL) prepared with self-made fire-retardant NSCFR being applied to the adhesive. Cone calorimeter(CONE), thermogravimetry(TG-DTG) and universal testing machine were utilized to assess the performances. Results showed that: fire-resistant and smoke-suppression characteristics of the fire-retardant treated LVL (FRLVL)were satisfactory. The heat release rate(HRR) of it was smaller than that of the untreated wood and it did not exhibit the typical second pkHRR of wood-based materials. It had a residual mass rate of 33.32% after exposure to fire. Overall production rate of CO and CO2, average specific extinction area and average smoke rate for it were remarkably less than that of unprocessed wood. In addition, FRLVL possesses acceptable physical and mechanical properties. It showed higher density and lower thickness swell after 24h water immersion than the control group and the strength parallel to glue-line parameters in static bending----modulus of rupture(MOR), modulus of elasticity(MOE), shear strength(SS) were 38.698 Mpa ,6.376 GPa and 4.389MPa separately, all of which met the corresponding requirements for structural LVL specified in the China National Standard GB/T 20241-2006.

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Comparative study on physical and mechanical properties of laminated veneer lumber and plywood panels made of wood from fast-growing Gmelina arborea trees

Journal of Wood Science ◽

10.1007/s10086-010-1149-7 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 134-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Carolina Tenorio ◽

Róger Moya ◽

Freddy Muñoz

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽

Gmelina Arborea ◽

Fast Growing ◽

Laminated Veneer Lumber

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Laminated veneer lumber from spindleless rotary-peeled veneers produced from short rotation, small Hevea plantation logs: Effects of lamination pressure

BioResources ◽

10.15376/biores.15.3.6735-6751 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 6735-6751

Author(s):

Pui San Khoo ◽

Kit Ling Chin ◽

Paik San H'ng ◽

Chuan Li Lee ◽

Edi Suhaimi Bakar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Specific Gravity ◽

Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽

Sudden Drop ◽

Laminated Veneer Lumber ◽

Short Rotation ◽

Conventional Production ◽

Veneer Surface ◽

The Common ◽

Shed Light

The invention of spindleless lathe technology has enabled veneers to be produced from small logs, such as logs from short rotation Hevea plantations, with low recovery loss. However, for structural laminated products, such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL), manufacturers are highly selective regarding the veneers for their conventional production. During the peeling process of small logs (< 18 cm), deeper and higher frequency of lathe checks were induced on veneer surface compared to the common log size used (> 30 cm). In this study, spindleless rotary-peeled veneers made from small rubber logs were processed into LVL using different lamination pressures: 7, 8, 9, and 10 kgf/cm2. The effects of lamination pressures on the physical and mechanical properties of the produced LVL were evaluated. Based on the findings, the specific gravity increased from 0.73 to 0.83 with increased lamination pressure. In terms of mechanical properties, all the values increased with lamination pressure, but with a sudden drop with 10 kgf/cm2. Understanding the effect of lamination pressure on the physical and mechanical properties can shed light on optimizing the usage of spindleless rotary-peeled veneers from small logs for the production LVL and other lamination products.

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