Effects of logs steaming, veneer drying and aging on the mechanical properties of laminated veneer lumber (LVL)

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-98

  Çolak, Semra ^a   Çolakoǧlu, Gürsel ^a   Aydin, Ismail ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aging of spruce beach; Logs steaming; LVL; Mechanical properties; Veneer drying

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; HARDWOODS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOFTWOODS; VENEERS;

BEECH AGING; LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER (LVL); LOGS STREAMING; SPRUCE AGING; VENEER DRYING;

LUMBER;

AGING OF MATERIALS; HARDWOODS; LUMBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOFTWOODS; VENEERS;

AGING; BENDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; DURABILITY; TREE;

AGING; FAGUS; LAMINATED WOOD; LOGS; LUMBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PICEA; VENEERS;

FAGUS; PICEA;

EID: 33748891227     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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