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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 Definitions of sample treatment for tensile shear strength according to EN 302-1 [21]

From: Modifying elastic modulus of two-component polyurethane adhesive for structural hardwood bonding

Treatment

Sample conditioning

A1

Testing after 7 days conditioning in standard climate 20 °C/65% relative humidity

A2

4 days storage in cold water (20 ± 5)  °C, testing in wet state

A4

6 h storage in boiling water, 2 h submerged in cold water (20 ± 5)  °C

A5

6 h storage in boiling water, 2 h submerged in cold water (20 ± 5)  °C, reconditioning until reaching initial mass, testing in dry state