The viscoelastic properties of wood have been investigated with a dynamic mechanical analyser specifically developed for wooden materials, the WAVET device...
Keywords: anisotropy, Cole-Cole diagrams, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), environmental vibration analyser for wood (WAVET), reaction wood, time-temperature equivalence, viscoelasticity
08/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterA generalisation of existing mechanical models is proposed to account for the relation between wood macroscopic properties and fibre microstructure and chemical composition...
Keywords: anisotropy, boundary conditions, cell-wall maturation, growth strain, multilayer model, residual stress, wood fibre
05/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterAnisotropy of acoustic propagation velocities is a ubiquitous feature of wood. This needs to be considered for successful application of travel time tomography, an increasingly popular technique for non-destructive testing of living trees...
Keywords: Acoustic, anisotropy, decay, inversion procedure, tomography, trees, ultrasound
08/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterResults of field strength measurements at radio frequencies are usually affected by a metrological relevant uncertainty...
Keywords: field strength meters, field strength sensors, field strength monitors, measurement uncertainty budget, anisotropy
10/2007 | tm Technisches Messen, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag