Efficiency of visual strength grading of timber with respect to origin, species, cross section, and grading rules: A critical evaluation of the common standards

Holzforschung

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-216

  Stapel, Peter ^a   Van De Kuilen, Jan Willem G ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Grading standard; Mechanical properties; Sawn timber; Timber grading; Timber source

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL EVALUATION; GRADING STANDARDS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MACHINE STRENGTH GRADING; NATIONAL STANDARD; SAWN TIMBERS; STRUCTURAL TIMBERS; VISUAL STRENGTH GRADING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STANDARDS; TIMBER;

GRADING;

EID: 84900220046     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2013-0042     Document Type: Article

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