Mechanical stress grading of dahurian larch structural lumber

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 79-86

  Gupta, Rakesh ^a   Ethington, Robert L ^a   Green, David W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

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