Recent Advances in Polyurethane Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 560
Special Issue Editor
Interests: building environment; wind engineering; wind loads; artificial neural; network; comfort; vibration; structural dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
Polyurethan is a versatile material that is used in architecture as an insulation, roofing, and sealant product. These applications can play a major role in insulating and air-sealing homes and buildings, helping to reduce air leakage, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, it is in the field of structural engineering that this material has great potential. Polyurethane-based binders are used in composite wood products to permanently glue organic materials into oriented strand board (OSB), medium-density fiberboard (MDF), long-strand lumber, laminated-veneer lumber, and even strawboard and particleboard. The development of this material in structural engineering has allowed the full potential of additive technology to be exploited for retrofitting against vibrations induced by earthquakes and wind storms. On this background, flexible joints represent the frontiers that are necessary to increase the structure’s ductility and to reduce the ris against multihazards. Therefore, in this Special Issue, authors can submit articles that demonstrate the applications of polyurethan.
Dr. Fabio Rizzo
Guest Editor
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