Quality control of thermally modified western hemlock wood using near-infrared spectroscopy and explainable machine learning

V Nasir, L Schimleck, F Abdoli, M Rashidi, F Sassani… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The quality control of thermally modified wood and identifying heat treatment intensity using
nondestructive testing methods are critical tasks. This study used near-infrared (NIR) …

Stiffness and hardness of thermally modified timber assessed with explainable machine learning

Y Liu, S Rahimi, S Avramidis, V Nasir - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermal modification is an environmentally friendly practice to enhance the durability of
wood. Despite the method's effectiveness in improving wood durability and dimensional …

Machine learning-based non-destructive testing model for high precision and stable evaluation of mechanical properties in bamboo-wood composites

B Wang, S Nong, L Pan, G You, Z Li, J Sun… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The efficient evaluation of mechanical performance of bamboo-wood composites (BWCs) is
an important part for their development and application. To address the issues of low …

Impact of surface quality on the identification of tropical wood species using benchtop and portable NIR instruments

S Huancas, DT Medeiros, TL Dias, CH Madeira… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis has proven to be a
fast and efficient method for identifying wood species. Despite significant technical advances …