Cement bonded boards of 6 mm in thickness were produced from the mixture of Ceiba pentandra and Gmelina arborea sawdust. The influence of weight to weight proportion of C. pentandra and G. arborea blended at levels of 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 and 0:100 in mass and mixing ratios...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2019/v8i116980
Cement bonded boards 6 mm thick were produced using Thaumatococcus daniellii stalk. Thaumatococcus daniellii and cement were mixed together at two different mixing ratios and three board densities of 2.5:1 and 3:1 and 500, 600 and 700 g/cm3, respectively. After 24 h of cold-water...
This study was carried out to investigate the axial and radial variations of fibre characteristics of Bambusa vulgaris. There were eighteen treatments for both axial and radial variations. The treatments were replicated three (3) times, in Complete Randomized Design (CRD). The ex...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2019/v24i430159
G. arborea wood is a preferred choice for making musical instrument in Nigeria. However, its utilization is solely dependent on indigenous knowledge. Meanwhile, for optimum acoustic performance there is need to study acoustic properties of wood. Thus, this work aim to study the a...
Waste paper and sawdust poses huge problems as degrading urban environment, producing offensive odor during rain and pollute the air with smoke when burnt indiscriminately, thus contributing to environmental degradation and global warming. In addition, if not timely disposed, bec...