Wood fiber surface treatment level effects on selected mechanical properties of wood fiber-cement composites

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-65

  Pehanich, Jennifer L ^a   Blankenhorn, Paul R ^a   Silsbee, Michael R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending properties; Composite; Compressive strength; Fiber reinforcement; Fiber surface treatments; Organic materials

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BLEACHING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; KRAFT PROCESS; NEWSPRINT; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TOUGHNESS; WOOD;

CEMENT COMPOSITES; KRAFT FIBERS;

CONCRETES;

BLEACHING; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; CONCRETE; NEWSPRINT; SURFACE TREATMENT; WOOD;

EID: 0344082166     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(03)00193-5     Document Type: Article

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