Effect of drying technology on aspen wood properties

Silva Fennica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 433-445

  Heräjärvi, Henrik ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Modification; Press drying; Stability; Strength

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DRYING; FORESTRY; HEAT TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER TREATMENT; WOOD;

HEAT-TREATED SPECIMENS; LONGITUDINAL COMPRESSION; LONGITUDINAL TENSILE STRENGTHS; MODIFICATION; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESS DRYING; RADIAL COMPRESSION STRENGTH; STRENGTH;

PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

CLIMATE EFFECT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HEATING; HYBRID; LOGGING (TIMBER); MECHANICAL PROPERTY; WOOD QUALITY;

CURING; DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESS DRYING; PRESSES; SHEAR STRENGTH; STABILITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER TREATMENT; WOOD;

POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 70349499607     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.198     Document Type: Article

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