Composite behavior of laminated strand lumber

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-77

  Moses, D M ^a   Prion, H G L ^b   Li, H ^c   Boehner, W ^d  

^a Equilibrium Consulting Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Trus Joist A Weyerhaeuser Business   (United States)

^d Power Labs Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; LAMINATING; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

LAMINATED STRAND LUMBER;

LUMBER;

COMPRESSION STRENGTH; ELASTIC STRENGTH; LAMINATION; LUMBER; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 0038720022     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-003-0169-5     Document Type: Article

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