Possibilities for Efficient Furniture Construction Made of Thin and Ultra-Thin Materials by Using Mitre Joints

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creativework.keywordsbending moment, compact HPL, MDF, mitre joints, non-wood materials, plywood, stiffness, thin materials, ultra-thin materials, wood-based materials
creativework.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)en
dc.contributor.authorPetrova B.
dc.contributor.authorJivkov V.
dc.contributor.authorYavorov N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T14:27:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T14:51:04Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T14:27:06Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T14:51:04Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-01
dc.description.abstractOne of the biggest challenges for designers and manufacturers of furniture is to reduce the thickness of conventional furniture materials such as particleboard (PB), medium-density fibreboard (MDF) and plywood. Designing furniture based on thin (less than 16 mm) and ultra-thin materials (less than 10 mm) is desirable for aesthetic reasons and because of the substantial material savings. However, the use of thin and ultra-thin materials reduces the strength of the furniture, especially the strength and deformation resistance of the joints. This study aimed to establish the possibilities for efficient furniture construction made of thin and ultra-thin materials using mitre joints. For this purpose, 14 types of L-type joints were tested: 12 glued and 2 detachable. The joints were made of eight wood-based panels and one non-wood panel. The bending moments and the stiffness coefficient under compression were determined. The obtained results show that the mitre joints made of laminated material with high-pressure laminate (HPL), 8 mm thick, MDF achieved the highest bending moment, and the highest stiffness coefficient was achieved by joints made of 10 mm thick compact HPL. Compact HPL joints were significantly affected by the type of adhesive used. Detachable joints had a relatively high bending strength but very low stiffness.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ma16216855
dc.identifier.issn1996-1944
dc.identifier.scopusSCOPUS_ID:85176500841en
dc.identifier.urihttps://rlib.uctm.edu/handle/123456789/878
dc.language.isoen
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dc.titlePossibilities for Efficient Furniture Construction Made of Thin and Ultra-Thin Materials by Using Mitre Joints
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue21
oaire.citation.volume16
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