A non-destructive approach for assessing decay in preservative treated wood

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 411-417

  Machek, L ^a   Edlund, M L ^b   Sierra Alvarez, R ^a   Militz, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WAVE EFFECTS; WOOD PRESERVATION; XYLENE;

DYNAMIC MODULUS; NATURAL DURABILITY;

WOOD;

CORRELATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL; WOOD; WOOD PRESERVATION; XYLENES;

FUNGI; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 1842482269     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-002-0161-5     Document Type: Article

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