Journal article
Longitudinal compression: A measure of wood strength
Forest Products Journal, Vol.37(5), pp.49-53
1987
Abstract
Longitudinal compression strength (LCS) of plugs (0. 5 in. diameter) removed from Douglas-fir beams (1 by 1 by 16 in. ) was studied for its relationship with the bending-strength properties of the beams. The utility of LCS as a predictor of ultimate bending strength (MOR) was compared with that of Pilodyn pin penetration, radial compression strength (RCS), and specific gravity (SG) or density (D). LCS measured at 0. 06-inch plug compression accounted for 54 to 66 percent of the variation in beam MOR. Slopes of regression equations predicting beam MOR from LCS measurements were statistically the same for untreated or preservative-treated wood, and sound or degraded wood.
Details
- Title
- Longitudinal compression: A measure of wood strength
- Authors
- S M Smith (Author)Jeffrey J Morrell (Author)
- Publication details
- Forest Products Journal, Vol.37(5), pp.49-53
- Publisher
- Forest Products Society
- Date published
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0015-7473
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450721302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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