Fracture toughness testing was carried out for Japanese beech, castor aralia, ramin, false arbor-vitae, and ramin and false arbor-vitae impregnated with polyethylene glycol (PEG).
The main results obtained are summarized as follows:
(1) The load-displacement curves had different patterns for different woods.
(2) The fracture toughness value of the RL system was larger than those of the TR-RT and TL systems.
(3) The fracture toughness value of the wood impregnated with polyethylene glycol was larger than that of the untreated wood.