Non-destructive evaluation techniques and what they tell us about wood property variation

L Schimleck, J Dahlen, LA Apiolaza, G Downes… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
To maximize utilization of our forest resources, detailed knowledge of wood property
variation and the impacts this has on end-product performance is required at multiple scales …

Acoustic measurements on trees and logs: a review and analysis

X Wang - Wood Science and Technology, 2013 - Springer
Acoustic technologies have been well established as material evaluation tools in the past
several decades, and their use has become widely accepted in the forest products industry …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of stiffness of standing trees and felled logs using acoustics: A review

M Legg, S Bradley - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
This paper provides a review on the use of acoustics to measure stiffness of standing trees,
stems, and logs. An outline is given of the properties of wood and how these are related to …

Application of the IML Resistograph to the infield assessment of basic density in plantation eucalypts

GM Downes, M Lausberg, BM Potts, DL Pilbeam… - Australian …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Average bark-to-bark resistance of the IML Resistograph PD400 (hereafter referred to as
'Resi') was found to provide strong linear correlations with the basic density of 12-mm …

Use of non-destructive test methods on Irish hardwood standing trees and small-diameter round timber for prediction of mechanical properties

DF Llana, I Short, AM Harte - Annals of forest science, 2020 - Springer
Key message Mechanical properties of small-diameter round timber from hardwood
thinnings of common alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior …

A critical evaluation of predictive models for rooted soil strength with application to predicting the seismic deformation of rooted slopes

T Liang, JA Knappett, A Leung, A Carnaghan… - Landslides, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents a comparative study of three different classes of model for estimating
the reinforcing effect of plant roots in soil, namely (i) fibre pull-out model,(ii) fibre break …

Stiffness of Douglas-fir lumber: effects of wood properties and genetics

V Vikram, ML Cherry, D Briggs… - Canadian Journal of …, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
Because stiffness (modulus of elasticity (MOE)) is important for structural wood products,
breeders and silviculturists seek to efficiently measure and improve this trait. We studied …

Prediction of Static Bending Properties of Eucalyptus Clones Using Stress Wave Measurements on Standing Trees, Logs and Small Clear Specimens

D Van Duong, L Schimleck - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we used both nondestructive and destructive methods for assessing solid wood
properties in six Vietnamese grown Eucalyptus clones at 6 years after planting. We …

Does thinning intensity affect wood quality? An analysis of Calabrian Pine in Southern Italy using a non-destructive acoustic method

D Russo, PA Marziliano, G Macri, AR Proto… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the middle of XIX century, Calabrian pine was planted in southern Italy to increase the
forest cover in mountainous areas. Many of these forest stands were never managed, since …

Genetic variation in acoustic time of flight and drill resistance of juvenile wood in a large loblolly pine breeding population

TD Walker, F Isik, SE McKeand - Forest Science, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Acoustic time of flight and drill resistance (surrogates for wood stiffness and density,
respectively) were measured on 11,097 standing trees from 269 pollen-mix families of …