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Wood composite panels such as particleboard and fiber board swell when they get wet and, as a result, they are only used to make products that are used indoors. However, a new type of (modified) fibreboard has been developed that doesnt swell when it becomes wet, which opens up the possibility of using fibreboards outdoors for siding, furniture and cabinets. The market for such products is large, but end-user need to be fully convinced that the new fibreboard is highly moisture resistant. This project seeks to develop an inexpensive high-resolution system to visualize the thickness swelling of modified fibreboard in real time. The system will be used to develop an animation showing the moisture-induced swelling of modified fibreboard versus unmodified fibreboard. TO BE CONT’D
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