The growing interest in timber construction and using more wood for civil engineering
applications has given highlighted importance of develo** non-destructive evaluation …

The development of new adhesives has allowed to expand the application of bonding into
the most diverse industrial fields. This review article presents the commonly used …

Adhesive bonding of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) to wood has been proven as a general
way to achieve reinforcement and rehabilitation for wood structures. Although a significant …

Timber is one of the most appealing and aesthetic construction materials with excellent
characteristics compared with other construction materials such as steel, concrete and clay …

Parallel strand bamboo (PSB) is a new biocomposite made of bamboo strips which has
superiority properties than wood products. It has been expected to be an attractive …

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are widely used in repairing concrete or wood
structures. However, the long term performance of FRP-bonded systems can be seriously …

The application of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) for strengthening timber structures has
proven its efficiency in enhancing load-bearing capacity and, in some cases, the stiffness of …

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are increasingly being used to
strengthen structures and to retrofit existing structures. CFRP composites are used in various …

In this study, carbon fibers were added as a reinforcement layer between wood veneers
bonded with melamine-urea–formaldehyde (MUF) resin to improve properties of standard …

This paper presents the results of tests carried out on solid timber beams made of new wood
(NW) and old wood (OW), which were subjected to bending after they were strengthened …