Environmental policies are becoming more restrictive in preserving ecosystems,
encouraging the use of renewable resources such as wood. Wood products need to be …

Solar UV radiation adversely affects the properties of organic materials used in construction,
such as plastics and wood. The outdoor service lifetimes of these materials are influenced …

In the present work weathering peculiarities for heat-treated wood plastic composites
(HTWPC) were investigated mainly focusing on the effects caused by UV radiation. In …

Wood densification can improve the strength of low density wood species and extend wood
product applications. To enhance the wood compressive quality, chemical pretreatments for …

The ageing of materials is an irreversible, in-time occurring complex phenomenon, which
affects both wood surfaces and the coating materials. This paper focuses on the light …

This study proposes a combined machine learning–wave propagation approach for
nondestructive prediction of the modulus of elasticity (MOE) and rupture (MOR) of timber …

The acoustic features of old resonance wood in violins exhibit a superior quality when
compared to those from new resonance wood. This study focuses on an assessment of the …

Color parameters were used in this study to develop a machine learning model for
predicting the mechanical properties of artificially weathered fir, alder, oak, and poplar wood …

The study investigated and compared the behaviour of four wood species, originating from
Europe and China, in terms of temperature-induced artificial ageing. It was conducted at …

To prevent the degradation of wood surfaces by ultraviolet radiation and liquid water,
modified polyethylene wax and modified polyethylene wax/oxidized paraffin composite wax …