Predicting the strength of sawn products by X-ray scanning of logs: A preliminary study

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-208

  Oja, Johan ^c   Grundberg, Stig ^b   Grönlund, Anders ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Swed Inst for Wood Technol Res   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Grading; Modulus of elasticity (MOE); Modulus of rupture (MOR); Partial least squares (PLS); Saw logs; Scanning; X ray

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001015234     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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