Joseph Gril

TL;DR: Measurements show that mesoporosity is high in tension wood with a typical thick G-layer while it is much less with a thinner G- layer, sometimes no more than normal wood.

TL;DR: In this article, the storage modulus and the loss tangent of Sitka spruce wood (Picea Sitchensis ) in the longitudinal direction at various moisture contents were measured at 20°C, and the effect of adsorbed water was investigated by using a uniaxial rheological model.

TL;DR: In this paper, the shrinking process of a single wood fiber regarding water desorption was simulated by using an analytical model which was developed in the previous report (Part 1) to elucidate the origin of the shrinking anisotropy of wood during the drying process, and to begin to gain an understanding of the interaction between the moisture and the cell wall components.

TL;DR: Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms of supercritically dried tension wood and normal wood show that the tension wood cell wall has a gel-like structure characterized by a pore surface more than 30 times higher than that in normal wood.

TL;DR: In this article, the color properties of aging wood samples from historical buildings have been compared with those of recent wood samples that were heat treated at temperatures ranging from 908C to 1808C.