Erosion rates of wood during natural weathering. Part I. Effects of grain angle and surface texture

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-42

  Williams, R Sam ^a   Knaebe, Mark T ^a   Sotos, Peter G ^a   Feist, William ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Flat grain; Vertical grain; Weathering; Wood properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013441054     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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