Development of Timber Property Classification Based on the End-Use with Reference to Twenty Sri Lankan Timber Species

<p>An investigation was carried out on selected 20 timber species of Sri Lanka to study different wood properties, i.e., wood density, modulus of rapture, modulus of elasticity, compression parallel to grain, shrinkage/movement, workability (sawing, nailing, sanding and finishing), treatabilit...

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Main Author: ND Ruwanpathirana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Sri Jayewardenepura 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment
Online Access:http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/JTFE/article/view/2035