Evidence that release of internal stress contributes to drying strains of wood

Holzforschung

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-353

  Clair, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

hygrothermal recovery; maturation stresses; shrinkage; tension wood; wood drying

Indexed keywords

CELL WALLS; CELLULOSE MICROFIBRILS; CHESTNUT WOOD; DESORPTION PROCESS; DRYING SHRINKAGES; HYGROTHERMAL; LONGITUDINAL SHRINKAGE; OVEN DRYING; WOOD DRYING;

DESORPTION; DRYING; OVENS; SHRINKAGE;

WOOD;

DESORPTION; DRYING; OVENS; RECOVERY; SHRINKAGE; STRESSES; TENSION WOOD;

EID: 84860603684     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf.2011.159     Document Type: Article

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