A comparison of test methods for evaluating shear strength of structural lumber

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-90

  Riyanto, Djoko S ^a,b   Gupta, Rakesh ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Perum Perhutani ^*  (Indonesia)

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