The correlation between bulk density and shock resistance of waterlogged archaeological wood using the Pilodyn

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-298

  Gregory, David ^a   Jensen, Poul ^a   Matthiesen, Henning ^a   Strætkvern, Kristiane ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VIBRATION CONTROL;

PILODYN; WATERLOGGED WOOD;

WOOD;

ANCIENT WOOD; BULK DENSITY; CORRELATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK RESISTANCE; WOOD TESTS;

EID: 38549083098     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2007.52.4.289     Document Type: Article

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