Effect of load rate on flexural properties of wood-plastic composites

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-147

  Brandt, Christopher W ^a,c   Fridley, Kenneth J ^b,c  

^a Trus Joist A Weyerhaeuser Business   (United States)

^b Univ of Alabama   (United States)

^c Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending; Rate of loading; Stiffness; Strength; Wood fiber and plastic composites

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL TESTING; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS;

FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; RATE OF LOAD EFFECTS; THIRD POINT BENDING TESTS; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

BEND STRENGTH; BEND TESTS; COMPOSITES; ELASTIC STRENGTH; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS; WOOD FIBERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0037269411     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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