Application of ultrasound in detecting wood decay in squirrel-damaged standing trees of Luanta China fir

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 267-279

  Lin, Cheng Jung ^a   Chiu, Chin Ming ^a   Wang, Song Yung ^b  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decayed tree; Non destructive testing; Standing tree; Traversing time; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; DECAYED TREE; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; STANDING TREE; TRAVERSING TIME; ULTRASONIC METERS; ULTRASONIC METHODS;

DECAY (ORGANIC); NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRASONICS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 27544486072     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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