The Effects of Acrylate Impregnation of Black Spruce Timber as Connectors Strength

Chemical impregnation of black spruce was conducted to enhance the wood embedment capacity. The formulation was made of 1,6 hexanediol diacrylate, trimethylpropane triacrylate, and a polyester acrylate oligomer. A second formulation, same as the first but with 1% wt of SiO2 nanoparticles, was select...

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Main Authors: Cassandra Lafond, Pierre Blanchet, Véronic Landry, Philippe Galimard, Sylvain Ménard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2016-01-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_1_1753_Lafond_Acrylate_Impregnation_Black_Spruce