Dynamic Young's Modulus and Dimensional Stability of Batai Tropical Wood Impregnated with Polyvinyl Alcohol

• Main Authors: Shahidul, Islam, Hamdan, S., Rahman, M.R., Jusoh, Ismail, Ibrahim, N.F
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JSR Publications 2010
• Subjects: AC Collections. Series. Collected works
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2139/1/Dynamic%20Young%27s%20Modulus.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2139/; http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JSR

Batai tropical wood (paraserianthes molllccana) was impregnated with three levels of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) solutions (25%,50% and 75%) and the dynanlic Young's modulus, water absorption and dimensional stability of the manufactured wood polymer composites (WPC) were assessed. The modified wo...