Microwave non-destructive testing of wood and similar orthotropic materials

Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 293-313

  Schajer, Gary S ^a   Orhan, F Bahar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grain; Microwave NDT; Moisture; Orthotropic; Wood

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MICROWAVES; WOOD;

DRY DENSITY; FIBER DIRECTION; MICROWAVE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; MOISTURE DENSITY; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

ATTENUATION; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS; WOOD DENSITY;

EID: 33750608395     PISSN: 15660184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11220-005-0014-z     Document Type: Article

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