Effect of finger geometry and end pressure on the flexural properties of finger-jointed tropical African hardwoods

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2000, Pages 53-63

  Ayarkwa, J ^a   Hirashima, Y ^a   Sasaki, Y ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; GLUES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

HARDWOODS;

LUMBER;

EID: 0034315326     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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