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Mesut Uysal is currently working at the Department of Forest Industrial Engineering at Bursa Technical University (BTU). Dr. Uysal's specialization is furniture strength design.
His research interest is in the investigation to (i) increase the reliability of furniture frames and joints, (ii) improve the structural strength of furniture through physical prototype experiments, simulations, and visualizations, (iii) structural analysis of members and constructions with FEM and instrumentation.
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August 2018 - May 2019
August 2014 - August 2018
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August 2014 - May 2019
August 2012 - August 2014
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Publications (21)
This study examined to benchmark the screw withdrawal strength (SWS) of the 3D-printed PLA materials considering various infill patterns and ratios. SWS is one of the critical material properties for furniture joints. For this purpose, dimensions of 10 × 50 × 50
mm specimens made of PLA+ were printed according to ASTM D 6117-18. Three infill patter...
Thermal, morphological, and mechanical properties were studied for 3D-printed biocomposites prepared from polylactic acid (PLA) and hemp fibers. For this purpose, the neat PLA, PLA/Hemp fiber (3 wt%), PLA/Hemp fiber/Maleic anhydride (3 wt% and 0.6 wt%), and PLA/Hemp fiber/Maleic anhydride/Glycerol (3 wt% and 0.6 wt% + Glycerol added in 10% of PLA)...
This study aimed to investigate the strength and stiffness of corner joints for case furniture in the diagonal tension test. For this purpose, joint members were constructed with medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and particleboard (PB) with minifix, butterfly, and trapeze connectors. The study also observed the role of the end distance of the connect...
The reliability was evaluated for frame construction with mortise and tenon (MT), dowel, and non-glued and glued staple joints made of beech wood. The moment capacities of the T-shaped joints were determined under static vertical loads. The MT joint had an average moment capacity of 204 Nm, followed by dowel joints (154 Nm). In staple joints, joint...
In this study, the reliability of the mortise-tenon (MT) joints was examined experimentally and numerically. The joint strength has been determined empirically and numerically, but the reliability of the joint does not rely on a single asset – mean and standard deviation. The prediction of its strength also refers to a single value in the future po...
Çalışmada, Çapraz Lamine Kerestelerin (ÇLK) Sonlu Elemanlar Metodu (SEM) ile yük altında eğilme davranışları incelenmiş; literatürde yer alan Uludağ göknarı ve karaçam odunundan elde edilen ÇLK’lerin eğilme özellikleri kullanılmış ve çalışma sonuçları ile karşılaştırılmıştır. ANSYS sonlu elemanlar yazılımı kullanılarak ahşap mal-zemenin ortotropik...
Bu çalışmada, kontrplak kullanılarak güçlendirilmiş yongalevha ve MDF levhaların eğilme davranışı deneysel ve nümerik yöntemler ile incelenmiştir. Çalışmada 13 mm YL ve 12 mm MDF levhalar 4 mm kalınlığında kayın kontrplak kullanılarak güçlendirilmiştir. Levhaların yapıştırılmasında poliüretan tutkalı kullanılmıştır. Deney örnekleri 3 nokta eğilme t...
Indoor air quality has become a more prominent concern since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Manufacturing industries have always been prone to occupational health risks, which depend on the dynamics of the production shop floors. The furniture industry is one of these sectors with a unique work environment. Although a typical furniture manuf...
Sandwich panels are favorable materials for structural or non-structural components due to durability, lightness, and longevity in service life. This study aimed to predict screw withdrawal resistance of the plywood laminated medium-density fiberboard and particleboard, and sandwich panels. In predicting the screw withdrawal resistance, withdrawal...
The study aimed to increase the screw withdrawal strength of medium density fiberboard and particleboard used in furniture strength by using epoxy resin in the screw pilot hole. Therefore, the effects of pilot hole diameters, screw diameter, and amount of epoxy resin on screw withdrawal strength of medium density fiberboard and particleboard from f...
In this study, it was aimed to determine the coefficient of acceptability for furniture joints on chair frames. In doing so, three chair configurations made of soft maple and yellow poplar were defined. Chairs were subjected to a front-to-back cyclic load test until non-recoverable failure occurred. Ultimate failure loads for each chair frame were...
Bu çalışmada, EUROCODE 5 kapsamına alınan yerli iğne yapraklı ağaç türlerinden uludağ göknarı ve karaçam keresteleri ve polivinil asetat (PVAc) tutkalı kullanılarak elde edilen çapraz lamine keresteler (ÇLK) malzemesinin eğilme direnci ve elastikiyet modülü incelenmiştir. 3 katmalı olarak hazırlanan ÇLK’lar 0.4 N/mm2 basınç altında 35°C sıcaklıkta...
This study aimed to estimate the design value for mortise and tenon joints. In this respect, the design value for static load tests was determined using lower tolerance limit methods. A lower tolerance limit value at 0.99/0.99 confidence/proportional level was chosen as a design value (199.05 N.m) to secure higher joint reliability in a furniture f...
In this study, the lower tolerance limits (LTLs) for screw withdrawal strength in wood were investigated. For this purpose, specimens were prepared from white oak and red oak wood (22.2x63.5x305 mm), a material widely used in furniture industry. Screw withdrawal tests were performed from transverse, radial, and tangential sections of wood specimens...
The basic manufacturing feasibility and load carrying capacity of computer numerical control (CNC) were evaluated for router-cut joints. More precise and complex shaped geometry was cut on a CNC machine so that joint strength increased via providing a better self-locking system. Using the design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) analysis, the raw...
Tests were carried out to investigate the relationship between static and cyclic strength of wooden chairs. Furthermore, cyclic front to back load performance of chairs were compared with acceptable design loads that were given in the American Library Association (ALA) specifications. For this purpose, 90 chair frames were constructed of Turkish be...
The lower tolerance limits (LTLs) for two-pin moment-resisting dowel joints, constructed of red oak and white oak, were estimated. Dowel joints are widely used in furniture manufacturing, especially for tables and chairs. Despite numerous studies to determine the strength capacities of dowel joints, their design values have not been established. Fo...
Tests were conducted to determine the bending moment capacity of 215 red oak and 140 white oak T-shaped rectangular mortise and tenon joints. Rails measured 22.2 mm by 63.5 mm in cross section; tenons measured 32 mm in length by 38 mm in height by 9.5 mm in thickness. Specimens were assembled with a 40% solid content polyvinyl acetate adhesive. The...
