Effect of green density values on pinus radiata stiffness estimation using a stress-wave technique

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-79

  Wielinga, Benjamin ^a,d   Raymond, Carolyn A ^a,b   James, Ryde ^a   Matheson, A Colin ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basic density; Dynamic modulus of elasticity; Moisture content; Pinus radiata; Standing tree acoustic tools

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ELASTIC MODULI; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; STIFFNESS;

BASIC DENSITY; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; CONSTANT VALUES; DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; GREEN DENSITIES; MOISTURE SATURATION; PINUS RADIATA; STANDING TREE;

FORESTRY;

ACOUSTICS; DENSITY; ELASTIC MODULUS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; WOOD;

ACOUSTICS; ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PINUS RADIATA; STIFFNESS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WOOD DENSITY;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 67650902375     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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