Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications
Oil palm wood (OPW) from different portions of the trunk was tested on edge to evaluate its fatigue life, a criterion necessary for furniture application. It was found that as the stress levels increased, as a percentage of its MOR, a reduction in fatigue life was observed. Further, the phenol–forma...
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| description | Oil palm wood (OPW) from different portions of the trunk was tested on edge to evaluate its fatigue life, a criterion necessary for furniture application. It was found that as the stress levels increased, as a percentage of its MOR, a reduction in fatigue life was observed. Further, the phenol–formaldehyde resin impregnated OPW from the middle and center portion of the oil palm trunk showed comparable fatigue life with those untreated samples from the periphery of the trunk, and hence, the allowable design stress for the OPW for furniture applications could be set at 40 % of its MOR. The results show oil palm wood of acceptable density can be successfully used for furniture applications. |
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| spelling | upm-618722019-02-25T03:41:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61872/ Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Mutthiah, Neelakandan Oil palm wood (OPW) from different portions of the trunk was tested on edge to evaluate its fatigue life, a criterion necessary for furniture application. It was found that as the stress levels increased, as a percentage of its MOR, a reduction in fatigue life was observed. Further, the phenol–formaldehyde resin impregnated OPW from the middle and center portion of the oil palm trunk showed comparable fatigue life with those untreated samples from the periphery of the trunk, and hence, the allowable design stress for the OPW for furniture applications could be set at 40 % of its MOR. The results show oil palm wood of acceptable density can be successfully used for furniture applications. Springer Verlag 2017-05 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61872/1/Fatigue%20life%20of%20oil%20palm%20wood%20%28OPW%29%20for%20furniture%20applications.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Mutthiah, Neelakandan (2017) Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 75 (3). pp. 473-476. ISSN 0018-3768; ESSN: 1436-736X https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00107-016-1109-z 10.1007/s00107-016-1109-z |
| spellingShingle | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Mutthiah, Neelakandan Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications |
| title | Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications |
| title_full | Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications |
| title_fullStr | Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications |
| title_short | Fatigue life of oil palm wood (OPW) for furniture applications |
| title_sort | fatigue life of oil palm wood (opw) for furniture applications |
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