Edgewise bending properties of laminated veneer lumber: Effect of veneer grade and relative humidity

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 64-70

  Tang, R C ^a   Pu, J H ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JM Huber Corporation   (United States)

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