Evaluation of Thermally Modified Wood by Means of Stress Wave and Ultrasound Nondestructive Methods

<p>The paper aimed at studying the potential of two nondestructive methods to estimate the wood mechanical properties and mass loss due to thermal treatments. In this study, a low-density tropical hardwood species <em>Simarouba amara</em> (marupá) was used. Forty small beams with d...

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Main Authors: Cláudio Henrique Soares DEL MENEZZI, Marcela R. S. AMORIM, Mirian A. COSTA, Loureine R. O. GARCEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kaunas University of Technology 2014-04-01
Series:Medžiagotyra
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Online Access:http://matsc.ktu.lt/index.php/MatSc/article/view/3341