Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 Modulus of rupture (MOR) and internal bond strength (IB) of boards subjected to floor condition

From: Bending strength and internal bond strength of wood-based boards subjected to various exposure conditions

Abbreviations	MOR		IB
Abbreviations	Mean (SD) (MPa)	Retention (%)	Mean (SD) (MPa)	Retention (%)
PF board	19.4 (4.93)	95.6	0.74 (0.08)	89.7
MDI board	29.2 (2.49)	100	2.03 (0.14)	92.8
Aspen board	28.0 (4.74)	71.4	0.359 (0.09)	64.1
Pine board	35.0 (8.66)	95.1	0.59 (0.18)	92.3
F-MDI board	35.0 (3.10)	96.9	1.33 (0.13)	100
F-MUF board	45.8 (2.98)	100	0.78 (0.13)	100

Abbreviations are explained in Table 1. Retention that exceeded 100 % was recorded as 100 %. Floor, boards installed under the floor of a model house in Tsukuba, Japan, after 5 years. Numbers in the parentheses denote SD
SD standard deviation

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