Shrinkage of three tropical hardwoods below and above the fiber saturation point

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 474-483

  Hernández, Roger E ^a   Pontin, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspidosperma macrocarpon; Cedrelinga cateniformis; Equilibrium moisture content; Fiber saturation point; Ormosia coccinea; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION; MOISTURE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SHRINKAGE; SORPTION;

ASPIDOSPERMA MACROCARPON; CEDRELINGA CATENIFORMIS; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT; ORMOSIA COCCINEA; TROPICAL HARDWOODS; VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE;

HARDWOODS;

ASPIDOSPERMA; CEDRELINGA; FIBER SATURATION POINT; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORMOSIA; SHRINKAGE; SORPTION;

ASPIDOSPERMA; CEDRELINGA CATENIFORMIS; COCCOIDEA; PROSOPIS REPTANS;

EID: 33748203753     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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