Evaluation of various engineered wood flooring constructions

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 30-37

  Blanchet, Pierre ^a   Beauregard, Robert ^b   Cloutier, Alain ^a   Gendron, Guy ^a   Lefebvre, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; HYGROMETERS; MOISTURE; SUGAR MANUFACTURE; VARNISH; WOODEN FLOORS;

HYGROMECHANICAL DEFORMATION;

WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

HYGROMETERS; LUMBER; MOISTURE; VARNISH;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA PENDULA; PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0038320053     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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