<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lakreb, Nadia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bezzazi, Boudjema</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pereira, Helena</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mechanical behavior of multilayered sandwich panels of wood veneer and a core of cork agglomerates</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Materials &amp; Design</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aleppo pine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bending</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Compression Tension</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">CORK AGGLOMERATES</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">sandwich multilayer panels</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elsevier Ltd</style></publisher><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">65</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">627-636</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sandwich panels were produced using wood veneer of Aleppo pine as face sheets and cork agglomerate as core, including multilayered designs, for use in construction. The mechanical behavior of the panels was tested for perpendicular compression and tensile, longitudinal compression, three and four point bending, and shear. The load–displacement curves, patterns and cracking fractures were analyzed. The cork agglomerate provided a high performance under perpendicular compression, while the wood layers protected the core material and increased mechanical strength under tensile loads. Failure occurred mostly by fracture between cork granules. Multilayered sandwich panels showed higher strength and an increased number of layers improved the mechanical performance of the composite structure. The results suggested that these sandwich panels may be used as construction materials for paneling or partition walls in interior applications with the advantage of environmental friendliness and cost effectiveness.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anjos, Ofélia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pereira, Helena</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rosa, Maria Emília</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Characterization of radial bending properties of cork</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">European Journal of Wood and Wood Products</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bending</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Compression</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cork</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Density (voyant)</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fracture</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quality</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stress</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">69</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">557-563</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The behaviour of cork under three point bending stress in the radial direction was evaluated in relation to porosity (range 2.0–15.4%) and density (range 0.160– 0.220 g cm−3 ). The study was made using water-boiled cork planks of two commercial quality classes (good and poor quality) collected at an industrial mill. Cork samples were cut with the largest dimension in two directions, axial and tangential, and with the load zone in the inner part and the outer part of the plank. The stress-strain curves obtained in bending were similar for the different test specimens and similar to those observed for tensile tests in cork but the mechanical resistance of cork in bending was higher than in tension and lower than in compression. The direction of the internal stress in samples submitted to bending was a highly signiﬁcant factor of variation. The curves showed an initial linear elastic region with a mean Young’s modulus of 14 MPa for the tangential direction and 21 MPa for the axial direction, followed by a region of a gradual cork yielding up to a peak load, and failure at an average stress of 1.2 MPa and a strain of 14%. There was signiﬁcant difference in the bending properties of cork samples obtained from cork planks of different quality classes. Density and porosity were not individually well correlated with the mechanical parameters. It was however possible to model Young’s modulus by combining porosity and density.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>