Effects of moisture and temperature cycling on material properties of a wood/plastic composite

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 81-83

  Wang, Weihong ^a,c   Morrell, J J ^b,c  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE SORPTION; PLASTIC INTERFACES; TEMPERATURE CYCLING; WOOD COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; ELASTIC MODULI; MOISTURE; PLASTICS; THERMAL CYCLING;

WOOD;

COMPOSITES; ELASTIC STRENGTH; MOISTURE; PLASTICS; THERMAL CYCLE; WOOD;

EID: 27744508660     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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