The market for durable products using modified wood has increased substantially during the
last few years. This is partly because of the restriction on the use of toxic preservatives due …

Wood is a natural composite material. One the strength of wood is its good ratio of
mechanical properties with respect to density, which can be further improved by …

Owing to increased environmental demands to replace petroleum-derived materials with
more environmentally friendly materials, research has been directed towards the potential of …

One of the obstacles to the recent trend toward taller timber buildings is the limited load-
carrying capacity of softwood columns. With the aim of promoting the structural use of …

With specific force transmission characteristics and flexible shaping capability, glulam
components have been extensively used in long-span and multi-storey composite timber …

Various forms of timber hollow structural profiles have either been proposed in the literature
or are already commercially available. Tests performed on Circular Hollow Section (CHS) …

The contribution at hand introduces computational modeling and realistic simulation
concepts for a comprehensive description of the manufacturing and application of densified …

Purpose The purpose of this study is the numerical investigation of densification and
molding processes of wood. Providing theoretical and numerical approaches with respect to …

Against the backdrop of pressing environmental challenges such as global warming, nations
are intensifying efforts to reduce energy consumption and emissions in the future. The …

Inspired by the configuration of nature bamboo that have relatively high stiffness and stability
when subjected to lateral load, a new engineered wood product with hollow section and …