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A theory of the shrinkage of wood

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A relation describing the shrinkage properties of a fibre-composite is applied to a multilayered thin-walled model of wood. With the theory developed it is possible to specify shrinkage with respect to moisture content, as well as with factors involved in cell-wall geometry and composition. However, until more is known of the properties of the water-reactive matrix component of the composite it is only practicable to describe shrinkage with respect to the geometrical and compositional factors at the moisture-content of the stress free state.

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    I. D. Cave

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Cave, I.D. A theory of the shrinkage of wood. Wood Science and Technology 6, 284–292 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357050

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