Material characterisation of fast-grown plantation spruce

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 380-386

  Raftery, Gary M ^a   Harte, Annette M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Statistical analysis; Strength testing of materials; Timber structures

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; MATERIALS TESTING; PRODUCT DESIGN; STATISTICAL METHODS; TIMBER; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMPRESSION AND TENSION; ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; MATERIAL CHARACTERISATION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TIMBER STRUCTURES; ULTIMATE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ELASTIC MODULUS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TIMBER;

IRELAND;

PICEA;

EID: 84901781330     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: 17517702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/stbu.12.00052     Document Type: Article

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