The effect of specific gravity and growth rate on bending strength of finger-jointed southern pine

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-389

  Knowles, Christopher D ^a   Stamey, James D ^b   Dougal, Edward F ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger joint; Modulus of rupture; Rings per inch; Southern pine; Specific gravity

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BENDING STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LUMBER; MATERIALS TESTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

FINGER-JOINT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RINGS PER INCH;

SOFTWOODS;

AGING; BEND STRENGTH; DENSITY; LUMBER; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUPTURE MODULUS; SOUTHERN PINES;

PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 33748141681     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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