Application of particulate materials to a physical barrier against termites - Effects of size, shape and surface properties of particles on the penetration behavior of termites

Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-391

  Yanase, Yoshiyuki ^a   Fujii, Yoshihisa ^a   Okumura, Shogo ^a   Yoshimura, Tsuyoshi ^b   Imamura, Yuji ^b   Ishida, Mitsuyoshi ^c   Kawaguchi, Hirotoshi ^c   Okumura, Toshinobu ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kinki Concrete Industries Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki; Particle shape; Particulate material; Penetration behavior; Physical barrier; Surface property; Termite attack

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPACTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLASS; GRAVEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS SHIRAKI; PARTICLE SHAPE; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; PENETRATION BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; TERMITE BARRIER;

TERMITE PROOFING;

EID: 20444383171     PISSN: 05145163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2472/jsms.54.387     Document Type: Article

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