Long-term monitoring of timber moisture content below the fiber saturation point using wood resistance sensors

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 52-58

  Dai, G ^a   Ahmet, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MOISTURE; MONITORING; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SENSORS; TIMBER;

WOOD RESISTANCE SENSORS;

WOOD PRESERVATION;

FIBER SATURATION POINT; FORESTS; SENSORS;

EID: 0035338972     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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