Exploration of Wood DCB Specimens Using Southern Yellow Pine for Monotonic and Cyclic Loading

The primary direction of this thesis was towards exploring qualitative and quantitative characteristics necessary for refining and understanding the flat wood double cantilever beam (DCB) as a valid means for testing Mode I fracture energy in wood adhesive bonds. Southern yellow pine (SYP) adherends...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liswell, Brian P.
Other Authors: Engineering Science and Mechanics
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9955
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05042004-170636