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wet strength [′wet ‚streŋkth]

(materials)

The strength of a material saturated with water.

The ability to withstand water (as for paper products) with a wet-strength additive or resin finish.

wet strength

The strength of an adhesive joint determined immediately after removal from a liquid in which it has been immersed.

Wet Strength

the ability of materials and articles to continuously resist the destructive action of moisture, which results in decreased strength and the development of deformation when alternating moistening and drying processes take place. Wet strength is of great importance in building materials, particularly those used in exterior structures of buildings from which moisture is exuded. The property of wet strength is important in calculating waterproofing and estimating the durability of structures. Uneven moisture in certain layers of building structures and components causes swelling and shrinkage of materials, which leads to the formation of cracks, warping, and gradual loss of strength. Wet strength is most commonly characterized by a certain decrease of both shear and extension strength in meganewtons per sq m (kilograms-force per sq cm) after specimens of a material have undergone a definite number of moisture-change cycles.

The main reason for insufficient wet strength is the open porosity and hydrophilic properties of materials (susceptibility to dampening by water), which is usually associated with the great water-absorbing capacity of the materials. Among the hydrophilic building materials that are most resistant to moisture are dense, well-fired ceramics made of soft homogeneous clays that contain no soluble salts; heavy concretes; and natural stones with a dense, uniform structure. Hydrophobic materials (which do not become waterlogged), such as asphalts, asphalt concretes, and plastic concretes, are distinguished by high wet strength and moisture impermeability, which is why they are used as waterproofing materials. Materials of lowest wet strength include adobe blocks, unimpregnated cardboards, and plaster articles. General means of combating insufficient wet strength of materials include raising their density, increasing the number of closed pores, and reducing their hydrophilic qualities. These measures, in addition to increasing wet strength, result in a reduction of the water-absorbing capacity of the materials.

REFERENCES

Il’inskii, V. M. Proektirovanie ograzhdaiushchikh konstruktsii zdanii s uchetom fiziko-klimaticheskikh vozdeistvii, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1964.
Stroitel’nye normy i pravila, part 2, sec. V, ch. 6:“Ograzhdaiushchie konstruktsii: Normy proektirovaniia.” Moscow, 1963. Lykov, A. V. Teoriia sushki, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1968.

V. M. IL’INSKII

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The new beverage label and release liner product brands are now as follows: the water bottle label paper brand EcoSet is renamed EcoPoint(TM), full wet strength beer label paper UniSet is now DuraPoint(TM), partial wet strength beer label paper DanSet is renamed ProPoint(TM), the metallizing label papers MetaSet and UniSet MSP have become ProPoint(TM) Medalist and DuraPoint(TM) Medalist, respectively, the LumiSil family of multifunctional release liner base papers is now PointSil(TM).

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The fabric has many advantages over synthetic nonwoven fabrics; in addition to being 100% biodegradable, it is dust- and lint-free, soft and bulky, air permeable and has excellent absorbency and high wet strength.

The cotton conversion by Nonwovens Industry

The new beverage label and release liner product brands are now: the water bottle label paper brand EcoSet is renamed EcoPoint[TM], full wet strength beer label paper UniSet is now DuraPoint[TM], partial wet strength beer label paper DanSet is renamed ProPoint[TM], the metallising label papers MetaSet and UniSet MSP have become ProPoint[TM] Medalist and DuraPoint[TM ]Medalist, respectively and the LumiSil family of multifunctional release liner base papers is now PointSil[TM].

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