Modelling the variation in modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture of scots pine round timber

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 668-678

  Høibø, Olav ^a   Vestøl, Geir I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RING WIDTH; BREAST HEIGHT; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; LOAD-CARRYING MEMBERS; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; MODULUS OF RUPTURE; RESIDUAL VARIANCE; SCOTS PINE; SITE INDEX; SOUTHERN NORWAY; TREE CHARACTERISTICS;

CONCRETE BRIDGES; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY;

FORESTRY;

BUCKLING; CONIFEROUS TREE; ELASTIC MODULUS; HEIGHT; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIMBER; TREE RING;

ELASTIC STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; GROWTH RINGS; LOGS; NORWAY; RUPTURE MODULUS; TREES; WIDTH;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 77951692486     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-021     Document Type: Article

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