An Improved Method for the Fracture Cleavage Testing of Adhesively-Bonded Wood

This work describes the development of an improved mode I fracture testing procedure for adhesively-bonded wood, and demonstrates the sensitivity of this approach. The two significant improvements were: 1) the use of the flat double cantilever beam (DCB) geometry, which has been uncommon for wood and 2) the application of an established and powerful data analysis using a corrected compliance method from beam theory. Three studies were conducted using various wood adhesives and DCB specimens were fabricated from yellowpoplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) sapwood. The sensitivity of this methodology showed significant differences in fracture performance as the degree of cure increased for a phenol formaldehyde adhesive, and yielded maximum strain energy release rate (SERR) values of 370 - 560 J/m2. A second study showed performance differences between two polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (pMDI) adhesives and one polyurethane adhesive. Typical maximum SERR values were 160 and 130 J/m2 for the pMDI adhesives and 160 J/m2 for the polyurethane adhesive. A third study investigated the effect of loading rates on a cross-linked polyvinyl acetate adhesive and maximum SERR values of 370 - 560 J/m2 were achieved. Adhesive penetration and cure were determined by image analysis with fluorescence microscopy, and by micro-dielectric analysis, respectively. Since the geometry of the fracture procedure dictates the absence of wood failure, the resulting fractured surfaces were readily analyzable. The surface analysis techniques of laser ionization mass analysis, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and field emission scanning electron microscopy were used to investigate the locus of failure for the smooth fractured surfaces.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Materials Science and Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Materials Science and Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Gagliano, Jerone Matthew

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Frazier, Charles E.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Love, Brian J.
• Kander, Ronald G.
• Dillard, David A.

• Adhesive Testing
• Wood Adhesion
• Double Cantilever Beam
• Fracture Mechanics

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-03202001-172207

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/31510