Strength properties and effect of moisture content on the bending and compressive strength parallel to the grain of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) round timber

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-72

  Ido, Hirofumi ^a   Nagao, Hirofumi ^a   Kato, Hideo ^a   Miura, Sachiko ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bending strength; Compressive strength parallel to the grain; Moisture content; Round timber; Sugi

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BENDING TESTS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; TIMBER;

BENDING AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CHANGE RATIO; COMPRESSION PARALLEL TO THE GRAINS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH PARALLEL TO THE GRAIN; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; PARALLEL TO THE GRAINS; ROUND TIMBER; STATIC BENDING TESTS; STRENGTH PROPERTY; SUGI;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

BEND STRENGTH; COMPRESSION TESTS; CONSTRUCTION; CRYPTOMERIA; FORESTS; MOISTURE;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 84874117828     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-012-1297-z     Document Type: Article

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