The effect of global slope of grain on the bending strength of scaffold boards

Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 321-326

  Pope, D J ^a   Marcroft, J P ^b   Whale, L R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Timbersolve Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; GRADING; SCAFFOLDS;

BOARD STRENGTH; MACHINE GRADING; RUPTURE; SCAFFOLD BOARDS;

PAPERBOARDS;

BEND STRENGTH; ELASTIC STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; PAPER BOARDS; SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 26444473659     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-005-0010-y     Document Type: Article

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