Residual extractives in western red cedar shakes and shingles after long-term field testing

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-356

  Stirling, Rod ^a  

^a FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS;

FIELD TEST; LONG TERM DURABILITY; PLICATIC ACID; TERM FIELD; WESTERN RED CEDAR;

DURABILITY;

HERPES ZOSTER; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 78650086366     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13073/0015-7473-60.4.353     Document Type: Review

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