Acoustic measurements on trees and logs: A review and analysis

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 965-975

  Wang, Xiping ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; MATERIAL EVALUATION; ON-LINE QUALITY CONTROL; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; WOOD MOISTURE CONTENT;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; GRADING;

FORESTRY;

ACOUSTICS; FORESTRY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84882266385     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-013-0552-9     Document Type: Review

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