Influence of temperature on cracking and mechanical properties of wood during wood drying - A review

BioResources

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 789-811

  Oltean, Laura ^a   Teischinger, Alfred ^a,b   Hansmann, Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b KOMPETENZZENTRUM HOLZ GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cracks; Drying temperatures; Kiln drying; Mechanical properties; Wood

Indexed keywords

DRYING CONDITION; DRYING DEFECT; DRYING RATES; DRYING TEMPERATURE; DRYING TIME; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KILN DRYING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD; WOOD DRYING;

DRYING; KILNS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WOOD;

CRACKS;

EID: 84861313966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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