Measurement of the shear properties of clear wood by the Arcan test

Holzforschung

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-225

  Xavier, José ^a   Oliveira, Marcelo ^a,b   Morais, José ^a   Pinto, Tiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arcan test; Mechanical properties; Mechanical testing; Wood

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; SHEAR STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; TESTING;

ACCURATE ESTIMATIONS; ARCAN TEST; CORRECTION FACTORS; FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MARITIME PINES; NON UNIFORMITIES; PINUS PINASTERS; SHEAR MODULUS; SHEAR PROPERTIES; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAIN VARIATIONS; STRESS STATE; TEST METHODS; THICKNESS SHEARS; V-NOTCHES; WOOD SAMPLES;

WOOD;

ELASTIC STRENGTH; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL TESTS; PINUS PINASTER; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAINS; STRESSES; SYMMETRY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 59449110789     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2009.034     Document Type: Article

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