Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction
Additive manufacturing of composites composed of wood residues and ecofriendly binders such as sodium silicate could reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry. In this paper the spatially varying mechanical behavior of a single layer of a 3D-printed wood-sodium silicate composite with...
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| description | Additive manufacturing of composites composed of wood residues and ecofriendly binders such as sodium silicate could reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry. In this paper the spatially varying mechanical behavior of a single layer of a 3D-printed wood-sodium silicate composite with a 50:50 wt.% known as PrinTimber was investigated. Flexural testing revealed the outer edges of a single printed layer of composite material exhibited greater strength compared to the inner regions of the same sample. Furthermore, tensile tests demonstrated that the longitudinal modulus of elasticity of a single layer was lower than the transverse modulus of elasticity of the same layer. Optical images revealed the 3D printing process tended to arrange wood fibers in a particular manner. The unique fiber arrangement within the layer explains the observed directional dependent response of the sample. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-269fb95a055d4bfbbf24c02e9aa936aa2025-02-09T04:44:27ZengSustainable Development Press LimitedSustainable Structures2789-31112789-312X2025-03-015110.54113/j.sust.2025.000063Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for constructionMilinda Yapa Hamillage0Robert Carne1Armando G McDonald2Michael Maughan3Ahmed A Ibrahim4Daniel J Robertson5Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, United StatesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, United StatesForest and Sustainable Products Program, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, United StatesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, United StatesDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844, United StatesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, United StatesAdditive manufacturing of composites composed of wood residues and ecofriendly binders such as sodium silicate could reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry. In this paper the spatially varying mechanical behavior of a single layer of a 3D-printed wood-sodium silicate composite with a 50:50 wt.% known as PrinTimber was investigated. Flexural testing revealed the outer edges of a single printed layer of composite material exhibited greater strength compared to the inner regions of the same sample. Furthermore, tensile tests demonstrated that the longitudinal modulus of elasticity of a single layer was lower than the transverse modulus of elasticity of the same layer. Optical images revealed the 3D printing process tended to arrange wood fibers in a particular manner. The unique fiber arrangement within the layer explains the observed directional dependent response of the sample.printimberadditive manufacturingwoodsodium silicateconstruction |
| spellingShingle | Milinda Yapa Hamillage Robert Carne Armando G McDonald Michael Maughan Ahmed A Ibrahim Daniel J Robertson Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction Sustainable Structures printimber additive manufacturing wood sodium silicate construction |
| title | Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction |
| title_full | Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction |
| title_fullStr | Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction |
| title_short | Mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood-based composites for construction |
| title_sort | mechanical behavior of additive manufactured wood based composites for construction |
| topic | printimber additive manufacturing wood sodium silicate construction |
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