Acoustic segregation of Pinus radiata logs according to stiffness

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 471-477

  Colin Matheson, A ^a   Dickson, Ross L ^b   Spencer, David J ^a   Joe, Bill ^b   Ilic, Jugo ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Modulus of elasticity; Selection; Sound speed; Wood acoustics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; TIMBER; WOOD QUALITY;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0036662084     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2002031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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