Reduction of wood hygroscopicity and associated dimensional response by repeated humidity cycles

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-284

  García Esteban, Luis ^a   Gril, Joseph ^b   De Palacios De Palacios, Paloma ^a   Guindeo Casasús, Antonio ^a  

^a Clin Hosp Cd Universitaria S n   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Hygroscopicity; Sorption; Swelling; Wood

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY;

CHLOROPHORA EXCELSA; ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS RADIATA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POPULUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 20344365370     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005020     Document Type: Article

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