The role of grade and thickness in the degradation of fire-retardant-treated plywood

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 88-94

  Lebow, Stan T ^a,b   Winandy, Jerrold E ^a,b  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

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