Outdoor exposure tests of structural laminated veneer lumber I: Evaluation of the physical properties after six years

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-74

  Hayashi, Tomoyuki ^a   Miyatake, Atsushi ^a   Harada, Masaki ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Durability; Laminated veneer lumber; Outdoor exposure test

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DURABILITY; ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; LUMBER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EXPOSURE TESTS;

WOOD;

COLOR; DURABILITY; ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; LUMBER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WOOD;

ABIES GRANDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0142103156     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00766241     Document Type: Article

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