Correlations among microfibril angle, density, modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture and shrinkage in 6-year-old eucalyptus urophylla × e. grandis

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnologia

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-182

  Hein, P R G ^a   Silva, J R M ^a   Brancheriau, L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamic modulus; Eucalyptus; Microfibril angle; Modulus of rupture; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890093708     PISSN: 07173644     EISSN: 0718221X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-221X2013005000014     Document Type: Article

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