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transverse stress were within ±3.8%. The OSB longitudinal and transverse Poisson’s ratios dynamically tested by the span-in patch method were in good agreement with those tested by the four-point bending method. Thus, the method is applicable to the cantilever plates with l/b= 5 to 6, b/h = 4 to 10, and l/b = 4, b/h = 7 to 10 for cantilevered plates, etc. “ Production and evaluation of lightweight particle board using expanded polyurethane foam ”, Babak Nosrati et al, Iranian Journal of Wood and Paper Science Research , online, 2023. In recent years, the most important challenge for wood-based compact producers has been an increasing demand for a variety of wood materials, raw material prices, and rising transportation costs. On the other hand, the use of lightweight elements in the manufacture of decoration and furniture has received much attention. The present study aimed at evaluating the effect of different levels of two variables on the size and amount of expanded polyurethane chips in the production of lightweight composite particle boards. To this end, the size of polyurethane particles at three levels (10, 5, and 15 mm) and their amount at four levels (10, 5, 0, and 15%) were chosen as research variables, and the amount of adhesive consumption, press pressure, board thickness, and final density were considered as fixed factors. The results showed that flexural strength, the flexural modulus of elasticity, internal adhesion, and thickness elongation increased significantly with increasing the size of polyurethane particles in the middle layer of the board, but the effect of size was not significant on the water absorption of the samples. Also, increasing the percentage of polyurethane in the middle layer increased the mechanical properties and improved the physical properties compared to the control sample, and it had the largest effect on the internal adhesion of the samples. “ Experimental study on bending properties of bamboo-wood composite beams with different tectonic patterns ” , Zichen Zhang & Zhenyu Qiu, Polymer Testing , Vol.118, 2023. This study investigated the mechanical properties of bamboo-wood composite beams by conducting four-point bending static load tests on eight laminated beams. It was shown that a new bamboo-wood composite material was obtained by laminating denser laminated bamboo to the surface of timber panels employing hot pressing. Failure of the beams was mainly due to interlaminar shear damage and brittle fracture at the bottom. The test results showed that the polyurethane and epoxy binders ensured good interlaminar bonding properties. In the same adhesive specimen, the increase in the number of bamboo panels increased the ultimate load-carrying capacity of the bamboo- wood composite beams. The predicted load capacity using the equivalent section calculation method agreed well with the experimental results and was effective for assessing the mechanical properties of bamboo-wood composite laminated beams.
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