Influence of Relative Humidity on the Mechanical Properties of Palm Leaf Manuscripts: Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Aging
Wenjie Zhang, Shan Wang, Hong Guo, Carmelo Corsaro, Yi Tang, Yueer Yan, Yuliang Yang · 2024
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Description
Wenjie Zhang and co-authors test how damp air bends and weakens palm leaf manuscripts, the old books of much of Asia. Their 2024 study serves the care of a world heritage craft. Knowing how the leaves react to air and time guides how stores should set their climate.
In short tests, leaves took up more water as the air grew damper, and their bending strength fell steeply. Their stiffness rose at first, then fell. Leaves that lagged more when drying and wetting swung the most in strength. In long aging tests, both very dry and very damp air did harm over time. The authors land on a plain rule: hold the air steady and mid-range, and the leaves keep their strength.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Wenjie Zhang, Shan Wang, Hong Guo, Carmelo Corsaro, Yi Tang, Yueer Yan, Yuliang Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |