Nondestructive measurement of cross-sectional shape of a tree trunk

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 276-281

  Koizumi, Akio ^a   Ikeda, Keisuke ^a   Sawata, Kei ^a   Hirai, Takuro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drill resistance technique; Nondestructive evaluation; Section modulus; Tree trunk; Windthrow resistance

Indexed keywords

DRILLS; FORESTRY; GAGES; INFILL DRILLING;

DRILL RESISTANCE; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; SECTION MODULUS; TREE TRUNK; WINDTHROWS;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 80051680831     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-011-1174-1     Document Type: Article

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