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T1 Modeling of impact falling ball test response on solid, veneer, and traditional engineered wood flooring of several hardwoods.
A1 Sepliarsky, Fernando
A1 Acuña Rello, Luis
A1 Balmori Roiz, José Antonio
A1 Martínez López, Roberto Diego
A1 Spavento, Eleana
A1 Keil, Gabriel
A1 Casado Sanz, María Milagrosa
A1 Martín Ramos, Pablo
K1 Veneer flooring
K1 Dynamic hardness
K1 Footprint diameter
K1 Indentation depth
AB Hardness is a key mechanical property of flooring materials. In this study, the performanceof veneer floorings (with a top layer thickness of 0.6 mm) was investigated by dynamichardness tests, comparing it with those of traditional engineered wood floorings (witha top layer thickness of 3 mm) and solid wood floorings. Two hardwoods commonly used onwood flooring, viz. Quercus robur L. and Hymenaea courbaril L., and two fast-growing hardwoods,Eucalyptus globulus Labill. and Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden, were tested as top layers. Tocompare their usage properties, a dynamic impact hardness test involving steel balls with threediameters and five different drop heights was carried out, measuring the footprint diameter (FD) andthe indentation depth (ID). The data from 4800 impacts, corresponding to 180 different individualgroups (4 hardwood species   3 ball diameters   5 drop heights   3 floor types) were analyzed. Theresults showed that the general response in terms of both FD and ID was better in the engineeredwood floorings than in solid wood floorings, and that the veneer floorings (0.6 mm) showed betterbehavior than traditional engineered wood floorings (3.0 mm). Furthermore, for the veneer floorings,the two fast-growing hardwood species tested, which have significantly different densities, showedsimilar behavior to traditional hardwoods, suggesting that they would be suitable for valorization inthe wood flooring industry.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/51751
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/51751
LA eng
NO Forests, 2022, vol. 13, n. 2, p.167.
DS UVaDOC
RD 14-oct-2024