Check reduction in red oak (Quercus spp.) lumber using diffusion resistant coatings
| dc.contributor.author | Rice, Robert W. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Forest Products | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-26T20:09:58Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-26T20:09:58Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1985 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Approximately five percent of the volume of red oak lumber which is harvested for use in the furniture and flooring industries in the United States is unusable due to surface checking. This thesis investigated the possibility of reducing surface checking by controlling the lumber boundary conditions. Boundary control was accomplished by applying a coating directly to the lumber surfaces.ยท The investigation included development of a computerized simulation to model drying behavior, testing a number of coatings to determine moisture loss resistance and evaluation of a coating using full-sized lumber tests. The results indicate a coating can be a viable method of reducing surface checking under severe drying conditions. | en |
| dc.description.degree | M.S. | en |
| dc.format.extent | vii, 112 leaves | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/106056 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 12607460 | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V855 1985.R523 | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Coatings -- Testing | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Quercus rubra -- Drying -- Experiments | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Quercus rubra -- Testing | en |
| dc.title | Check reduction in red oak (Quercus spp.) lumber using diffusion resistant coatings | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Forest Products | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
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