Modeling the hygroexpansion of aligned wood fiber composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1108-1114

  Marklund, Erik ^a   Varna, Janis ^b  

^a SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B. Hygrothermal effect; C. Multiscale modeling; M. Composite; M. Wood fiber

Indexed keywords

B. HYGROTHERMAL EFFECT; C. MULTISCALE MODELING; CELL WALLS; CONCENTRIC CYLINDERS; FIBER CELLS; HOMOGENIZATION PROCEDURES; HYGROEXPANSION; LENGTH SCALE; M. COMPOSITE; M. WOOD FIBER; MICROFIBRIL; MICROFIBRIL ANGLES; PHASE MATERIALS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; S2 LAYERS; SINGLE LAYERS; SOFTWOOD FIBERS; UNIT CELLS; WOOD POLYMERS; WOOD-FIBER COMPOSITES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CELLULOSE; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FIBERS;

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITES; HUMIDITY; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; WOOD FIBERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CELLULOSIC FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HUMIDITY; NATURAL FIBER; SIMULATION;

EID: 64849115453     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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