The fracture toughness and properties of thermally modified beech and ash at different moisture contents

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 5-21

  Majano Majano, Almudena ^a   Hughes, Mark ^b   Fernandez Cabo, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACT TENSION SPECIMEN; CRITICAL STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; FAGUS SYLVATICA L; LOAD DISPLACEMENTS; MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR; MOISTURE CONTENTS; STEADY-STATE CRACK PROPAGATION; THERMAL MODIFICATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE; HEAT TREATMENT; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 84855803973     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-010-0389-4     Document Type: Article

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