@article{article_499086, title={The Bending Moment Resistance of Corner Joints Reinforced with Glass Fiber Polymer}, journal={Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty}, volume={18}, pages={350–356}, year={2018}, DOI={10.17475/kastorman.499086}, author={Yıldırım, Mehmet Nuri and Tor, Önder and Karaman, Abdurrahman}, keywords={Çekme ve basma direnci,Epoxy,PVAc,PU,Ahşap bisküvi}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:normal"> <i> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Aim of study: </span> </i> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">This study aimed to determine the effects of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) and adhesives type on the diagonal compression and tensile strength in L-type corner joints connected by a wood biscuit. </span> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:normal"> <i> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Material and Methods: </span> </i> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> Medium density fiberboard coated with melamine plate (MDFlam), wood biscuit with a size number of 20 (dimension: 56 × 23 × 4 mm) as the joining member, GFRP for strengthening purposes, and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc-D4), polyurethane (PU-D4), and epoxy glues as adhesives were used. The diagonal compression and tension tests were carried out under static load according to ASTM-D1037 standards. </span> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:normal"> <i> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Main results: </span> </i> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Results indicated that using GFRP significantly increased the diagonal compression and tensile strength of L-type corner joints connected by a wood biscuit. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:14.15pt;line-height:normal"> <i> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Highlights: </span> </i> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">It is recommended to use the combination of GFRP and epoxy adhesive in the corner joints to have better compression and tensile strength in furniture. </span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Kastamonu Üniversitesi}