Evaluation of bonding strength and surface quality of wood exposed to accelerated soaking

• Main Authors: Ng, Q. L., Zhong, Zhao Wei, Hiziroglu, S.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Surface Roughnes; Polyvinyl Acetate
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79708; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49049
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This work investigated bonding strength of wood from pine, oak and nyatoh, glued with polyvinyl acetate and rubber-based contact adhesive, and exposed to accelerated soaking in water for 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 hours. The bonding strength of each sample was determined using a universal testing unit. Surf...