Influence of face grain angle, size, and moisture content on the edgewise bending strength and stiffness of birch plywood

• Published in: Materials & design Vol. 223; p. 111227
• Main Authors: Wang, Tianxiang, Wang, Yue, Crocetti, Roberto, Wålinder, Magnus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Birch plywood; Edgewise bending; Face grain angle; Property -moisture relationships; Size effect; Birch plywood; Edgewise bending; Property-moisture relationships; Face grain angle; Size effect

[Display omitted] •Size effect on the edgewise bending strength is observable at 0° and 90° but not at angles in between.•Linear models can describe the property-moisture relationships of birch plywood in the hygroscopic range.•The proposed failure definitions predict the angle-dependent edgewise be...