Bending properties of Norway spruce timber. Comparison between fast- and slow-grown stands and influence of radial position of sawn timber

Annales des Sciences Forestieres

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-358

  Kliger, I Robert ^a   Perstorper, Mikael ^a   Johansson, Germund ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mechanical performance; Norway spruce; Stiffness; Strength

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0032052144     PISSN: 00034312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19980306     Document Type: Article

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