Using non-destructive testing to assess modulus of elasticity of Pinus sylvestris trees

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-257

  Lindström, Håkan ^a   Reale, Marco ^b   Grekin, Mika ^c  

^a Department of Forest Products and Markets ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Growth conditions; Modulus of elasticity; Pinus sylvestris; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

GROWTH CONDITIONS; INDIVIDUAL TREE; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SCOTS PINE; STANDING TREE; STEM TAPER; TRANSIT-TIME; TREE LEVEL; TREE STEMS; WOOD DEFECTS;

ACOUSTICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

ACOUSTICS; ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; GROWTH; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; WOOD; WOOD PROPERTIES;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 70449356871     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580902758869     Document Type: Article

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