Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints
The load bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints were studied. It was found that heat-treated samples had significantly lower fatigue strength compared to the conventionally kiln-dried rubberwood samples, which were used as control specimens. Inevitably, th...
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| description | The load bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints were studied. It was found that heat-treated samples had significantly lower fatigue strength compared to the conventionally kiln-dried rubberwood samples, which were used as control specimens. Inevitably, the recommended allowable design stresses for heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints could be set at 40 and 25 % of the respective bending strengths, in order to ensure its compliance with furniture performance standards. These figures are much lower than the allowable design stresses for conventionally kiln dried components, reflecting the need for a lower safety margin when working with heat-treated materials. |
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| spelling | upm-291402016-04-25T02:12:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29140/ Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Ioras, Florin The load bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints were studied. It was found that heat-treated samples had significantly lower fatigue strength compared to the conventionally kiln-dried rubberwood samples, which were used as control specimens. Inevitably, the recommended allowable design stresses for heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints could be set at 40 and 25 % of the respective bending strengths, in order to ensure its compliance with furniture performance standards. These figures are much lower than the allowable design stresses for conventionally kiln dried components, reflecting the need for a lower safety margin when working with heat-treated materials. Springer 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29140/1/29140.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Ioras, Florin (2013) Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 71 (2). pp. 287-289. ISSN 0018-3768; ESSN: 1436-736X http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00107-013-0662-y 10.1007/s00107-013-0662-y |
| spellingShingle | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Ioras, Florin Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints |
| title | Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints |
| title_full | Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints |
| title_fullStr | Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints |
| title_full_unstemmed | Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints |
| title_short | Load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints |
| title_sort | load-bearing characteristics of heat-treated rubberwood furniture components and joints |
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