College of Forestry

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Q-01-HI: Identifying Adhesive Bondline Quality to Improve Cross-Laminated Timber Performance

PI: Daniel Hindman & Audrey Zink-Sharp | Site: VT

 

The goal of this project is to determine the correlation of adhesive bondline measurements with quality-control tests of CLT materials. This research will use a set of controlled wood specimens and a single bondline to create matched specimens for microscopic and quality-control testing. Variables examined in this study will include press pressure, use of primer, and moisture content of the substrate.