Effects of moisture content and level in the crop on the engineering properties of alfalfa stems

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-208

  Nazari Galedar, M ^a   Jafari, A ^a   Mohtasebi, S S ^a   Tabatabaeefar, A ^a   Sharifi, A ^b   O'Dogherty, M J ^c   Rafiee, S ^a   Richard, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CROPS; ELASTIC MODULI; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SHEARING; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BENDING STRESS; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DIFFERENT MOISTURE CONTENTS; ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; MODULUS OF RIGIDITIES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SECOND MOMENTS; SHEARING ENERGY;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 53049092579     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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