Flexural properties of small, clear wood specimens obtained from two 20-year-old loblolly pine plantations planted at 6- By 6-foot and 12- by 12-foot spacings

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 56-58

  Biblis, E ^a,b   Meldahl, R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; PINE PLANTATIONS; STANDS PLANTATION;

BENDING STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; VEGETATION;

WOOD;

BEND STRENGTH; ELASTIC STRENGTH; PINUS; PLANTATIONS; RUPTURE MODULUS; WOOD;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33745963211     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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