Compostable, fully biobased foams using PLA and micro cellulose for zero energy buildings (open access)

Compostable, fully biobased foams using PLA and micro cellulose for zero energy buildings

Article examining foams made from polylactic acid (PLA) and micro cellulose fibrils (MCF) to address the need for bio-resourced foams for the building industry.
Date: October 20, 2020
Creator: Oluwabunmi, Kayode; D'Souza, Nandika Anne, 1967-; Zhao, Weihuan; Choi, Tae-Youl & Theyson, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optimization of production parameters of particle gluing on internal bonding strength of particleboards using machine learning technology (open access)

Optimization of production parameters of particle gluing on internal bonding strength of particleboards using machine learning technology

This article presents a study using grey relation analysis (GRA) and support vector regression (SVR) algorithm to develop a prediction model to accurately predict internal bond strength (IB) of particleboard production (PB) through particle gluing processing parameters in a PB production line.
Date: April 9, 2022
Creator: Zhang, Beilong; Hua, Jun; Cai, Liping; Gao, Yunbao & Li, Yilin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Longitudinal Monostatic Acoustic Effective Bulk Modulus and Effective Density Evaluation of Underground Soil Quality: A Numerical Approach (open access)

Longitudinal Monostatic Acoustic Effective Bulk Modulus and Effective Density Evaluation of Underground Soil Quality: A Numerical Approach

This article introduces a novel method using longitudinal sound to detect underground soil voids to inspect underwater bed property in terms of effective bulk modulus and effective density of the material properties.
Date: December 25, 2020
Creator: Jin, Yuqi; Choi, Tae-Youl & Neogi, Arup
System: The UNT Digital Library