Adverse effects of heartwood on the mechanical properties of wood-wool cement boards manufactured from radiata pine wood

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-43

  Semple, Kate ^a   Evans, Philip D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heartwood; Mechanical properties; Pinus radiata; Wood wool cement board

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001867641     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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