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Spring 2023
Bio-based composites made from bio-renewable and biodegradable constituents have been proposed as alternatives to petroleum-based composites for a variety of applications. However, studies have shown that in many cases, these bio-based composites are hydrophilic, and their viscoelasticity can be...
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Spring 2024
This research was focused on the development of wildland firefighters’ protective clothing with improved thermal protection properties. Specifically, a new shirt design was developed, and garments were constructed which incorporated a three-dimensional warp-knitted fabric in specific areas. These...
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Fall 2020
Fire and insect outbreaks are the two leading natural disturbance factors affecting Canadian forests. Over the last 20 years Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonous ponderosae Hopkins) has killed more than 50 percent of western Canada’s merchantable lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) forests and spread...