Preliminary tests to evaluate the mechanical properties of young trees with small diameter

Holzforschung

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 390-393

  Kasal, Bohumil ^a   Peszlen, Ilona ^b   Peralta, Perry ^b   Li, Laigeng ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetically modified wood; Mechanical properties; Small diameter material

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELASTICITY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIXTURES; GENETICALLY MODIFIED WOOD; SMALL-DIAMETER MATERIALS;

FORESTRY;

BENDING; COMPRESSION; ELASTICITY; TENSION; TREES;

EID: 34250350894     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2007.054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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