Adjusting modulus of elasticity of lumber for changes in temperature

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 82-94

  Green, David W ^a,d   Evans, James W ^a   Logan, James D ^b,d   Nelson, William J ^c  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Metriguard Inc   (United States)

^c FPL ^*

^d FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOFTWOOD;

ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LUMBER;

EID: 0033297919     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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