Flexural properties and compliance to visual grade requirements of 2 by 4 and 2 by 6 loblolly pine lumber obtained from a 19-year-old plantation

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 71-73

  Biblis, Evangelos J ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; PINE LUMBER;

BENDING STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; STIFFNESS;

LUMBER;

FAILURE; FORESTRY; PINUS; STIFFNESS;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33749605451     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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