Effect of glue type on flexural and tensile properties of finger-jointed tropical African hardwoods

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 59-68

  Ayarkwa, Joshua ^a   Hirashima, Yoshihiko ^a   Sasaki, Yasutoshi ^a   Ando, Kosei ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; GLUES; LUMBER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FINGER JOINTS; HARDWOOD;

WOOD;

EID: 0034300468     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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