Using a micromechanical viscoelastic creep model to capture multi-phase deterioration in bio-based wood polymer composites exposed to moisture

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 314; p. 125252
• Main Authors: Kamau-Devers, Kanotha, Miller, Sabbie A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 03.01.2022
• Subjects: Micromechanics; Moisture deterioration; Poly(lactic) acid (PLA); Viscoelastic creep; Weakened interface; Wood polymer composite (WPC); Micromechanics; Poly(lactic) acid (PLA); Viscoelastic creep; Moisture deterioration; Weakened interface; Wood polymer composite (WPC)

•Creep in non-deteriorated (dry) and moisture-deteriorated WPCs were modelled.•Verification included capturing non-deteriorated creep data from PLA and PHBV WPCs.•Deterioration was captured through changes in mechanical and morphological data.•Deterioration model characterizing of the fiber, matrix,...