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Bohumil Kasal, Ilona Peszlen, Perry Peralta, Laigeng Li

Preliminary tests to evaluate the mechanical properties of young trees with small diameter

Keywords: genetically modified wood, mechanical properties, small-diameter material

This paper describes methods developed to test the mechanical properties of small-diameter (3–10 mm) 1-year-old trees. Special test fixtures and procedures were designed to accommodate the small diameter and uneven shape of these young trees. The modulus of elasticity and strength in tension parallel to the grain, compression parallel to the grain, and bending were measured.

Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 0018-3830
Volume: 61, 06/2007
Pages: 390 - 393

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