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Calculating the Added Cost of Over-Densifying Particleboard

Creator:: Gardner, Ben
Abstract:: Particleboard is a commodity composite panel made from the residual materials of other wood products manufacturing companies. The industry operates on low profit margins and thus produces high volumes of differing panel grades. Slight inefficiencies over the course of a year can mean a significant loss in profit. Previous calculations...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: their knowledgeable and insightful comments to my thesis. Fred Kamke, a Ph.D in the department of Wood

An In Vivo Functional Evaluation, in an Avian Model, of Passive Implantable Designs to Restore Hand Function after Spinal Cord Injury

Creator:: Casebier, Justin C.
Abstract:: The surgical standard of care to partially restore grasping function after a traumatic spinal cord injury is a reconstructive tendon transfer-surgery that connects all four finger flexors to an expendable wrist extensor. While restorative, this surgery has a fundamental problem; the movement of all four fingers flexors is directly coupled,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Hygro-mechanical response of clear softwood specimens to compression under cyclic climate

Creator:: Guo, Ning
Abstract:: Hygro-mechanical effect is a general term applied to all phenomena that involves interaction between moisture content and mechanical characteristics of hygroscopic materials by analogy to thermo-mechanical effects. The hygromechanical effects include (but are not limited to) free shrinkage/swelling, effect of moisture on elastic modulus, strength, creep, failure mechanisms, and mechano...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thanks should go to Dr. Fred Kamke, Dr. Jamie Kruzic and Dr. David Rogge for being my committee members

Elucidating the Mechanism of CNF Reinforcement in Wood Adhesives and Composites

Creator:: Munoz Torres, Maria A.
Abstract:: In the search to improve and incorporate nano and renewable materials into urea-formaldehyde (UF), several researchers have incorporated cellulose nano fibrillated (CNF) into the adhesive. This study aimed to find an optimal way of incorporating CNF into UF and understand how CNF interacts with and changes the properties of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Numerical and Analytical Evaluation of Residual Stresses in Deep Rolling

Creator:: Nelson, Dallas
Abstract:: Deep rolling is a surface finishing technique that is widely used in several industries, specifically aerospace and automotive. Extending fatigue life by inducing compressive residual stresses at and below the deep rolled surface has been the primary driving force behind this newfound popularity. Understanding the development of the residual stresses...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Multi-Scale Study of Ember Production and Transport under Multiple Environmental and Fuel Conditions

Creator:: Hudson, Tyler R.
Abstract:: Spot fires caused by lofted embers (i.e., firebrands) can be a significant factor in the spread of wildland fires. Embers can be especially dangerous near the wildland-urban interface (WUI) because of the potential for the fire to be spread near or on structures. Many studies have investigated the transport of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Evaluating Cultural Dimensions to Design Better User Interfaces

Creator:: Miller, Robert
Abstract:: Cultural differences between designers and users is an important aspect to consider when designing products for other countries. However, many prominent authors in the human factors engineering field have failed to specifically address how to identify and utilize cultural differences in user interface (UI) design. This research evaluated if design...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Dr. Fred Kamke for taking the time to review this work. The author also expresses appreciation

Durability Assessment of Wood Composites Using Fracture Mechanics

Creator:: Mirzaei, Babak
Abstract:: The advent of synthetic adhesives has transformed the structural applications of wood. However, a persistent issue in adhesively-bonded wood products has been moisture durability. When designing wood based composites, moisture durability will depend on both the wood phase and the adhesive phase. A key question, therefore, is how does one...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ® and Georgia Pacific Chemicals® for donating materials to this project. Dr. Fred Kamke, Dr. Jamie

An experimental approach to analyze large notched composite panels loaded in out-of-plane shear

Creator:: Froemming, Tyler M.
Abstract:: Identifying material characteristics of composites is important in designing any structural system. The aerospace industry relies on these material properties not only to design a functional aircraft, but also a safe and reliable one. Since carbon fiber composites are relatively new materials, little is known about its characteristics under certain...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Designing a strand orientation pattern for improved shear properties of oriented strand board

Creator:: Alldritt, Kenton
Abstract:: As oriented strand board (OSB) increases in use as an engineered wood product, improving the in-plane shear properties will allow more efficient use of the material as well as open up other opportunities for OSB to be used in engineered wood products with high shear stresses. Based on classical laminated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Calculating the Added Cost of Over-Densifying Particleboard

An In Vivo Functional Evaluation, in an Avian Model, of Passive Implantable Designs to Restore Hand Function after Spinal Cord Injury

Hygro-mechanical response of clear softwood specimens to compression under cyclic climate

Elucidating the Mechanism of CNF Reinforcement in Wood Adhesives and Composites

Numerical and Analytical Evaluation of Residual Stresses in Deep Rolling

Multi-Scale Study of Ember Production and Transport under Multiple Environmental and Fuel Conditions

Evaluating Cultural Dimensions to Design Better User Interfaces

Durability Assessment of Wood Composites Using Fracture Mechanics

An experimental approach to analyze large notched composite panels loaded in out-of-plane shear

Designing a strand orientation pattern for improved shear properties of oriented strand board

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