ABSTRACT West Indian drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis, is an invasive pest of
particular importance due to its global distribution, cryptic lifecycle, potential to spread and …

Wood is increasingly viewed as a more environmentally sustainable material owing to its
low embodied energy, workability, and renewability, but its two major drawbacks are …

The fire safety of wood is the most important concern in its structural and architectural
applications. In this work, the combustion of three typical wood species, namely, oak, larch …

A complete study of torrefaction process to sugarcane bagasse under different thermal
conditions was developed. After torrefaction process, chars were burned in an oxidizing …

This paper describes fire tests on loaded glued laminated timber columns in which the
structural response was measured during the heating and cooling phases. Identical columns …

The impact of intumescent flame-retardant (IFR) coating location on the fire-resistance of
inclined timber samples was studied using a multi-imaging system that integrated visible …

With recent fires in ancient buildings such as Notre-Dame de Paris in France, Wanan
Ancient Bridge in China, and the Cavallerizza Reale in Italy, it can be seen that aging wood …

The purpose of this study was to identify aroma compounds associated with the toasting
intensity of oak wood (Quercus petraea). Crude organic extracts from oak wood samples …

About 11% of the world's primary energy consumption comes from biomass. However, a
continuing material deficit indicates the need to find suitable timber for use as bioenergy. In …

The objective of this study was to examine zeolite Y and natural zeolite as potential fillers in
medium density fiberboard (MDF) production with urea formaldehyde (UF) and melamine …