Changes in physical properties of yellow birch below and above the fiber saturation point

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-83

  Almeida, Giana ^a   Hernández, Roger E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compliance coefficient; Desorption; Equilibrium moisture content; Shrinkage; Wood strength

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; HYSTERESIS; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SHRINKAGE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

COMPLIANCE COEFFICIENT; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT; WOOD STRENGTH;

HARDWOODS;

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; DESORPTION; FIBER SATURATION POINT; HYSTERESIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOISTURE TESTS; SAP WOOD; SHRINKAGE; WOOD PROPERTIES;

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS;

EID: 33644655288     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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