Acoustic Studies on Wood

Several acoustic techniques have been used to determine elastic and damping properties of trees, logs and beams. Time of flight (TOF) measurements in the outerwood of 14-year-old Pinus radiata trees showed that pruning operations increased the outerwood stiffness by up to 25% compared with unpruned...

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Main Author: Hansen, Helge Johannes
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. School of Forestry 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1746