Physical and mechanical properties of young-growth Douglas-fir and western hemlock from western washington

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 37-47

  Langum, Christopher E ^a   Yadama, Vikram ^a   Lowell, Eini C ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FORESTRY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; RAW MATERIALS; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURING COST; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARDS; ORIENTED STRANDBOARD; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; VERTICAL POSITIONS; X RAY DENSITOMETRY;

WOOD;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FORESTRY; MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; RAW MATERIALS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CONIUM; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 78349282708     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13073/0015-7473-59.11.37     Document Type: Article

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