Publications
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2013
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Peder Gjerdrum Birger EikenesAbstract
Strength properties are central for most wood applications. This paper describes variation of and co-variation between various strength parameters observed in clear wood. More than a dozen strength and density parameters were measured, each on ten samples from five different height levels from each of 21 planted, mature spruce trees. In general, strength and coefficient of variation comply with standard listed values. Between strength parameters usually modest, but always positive, correlation was found. Only 53% of the overall strength variation could be extracted in the first principal component, related to density. MOE and MOR are the two most closely correlated traits, and cleavage the one to show weakest connection to all other traits. Compression, MOR and hardness are closest correlated to density; however, the significance of density being partially masked by a considerable variation between samples from similar locations in the stem supposed to demonstrate parallel quality. All traits are stronger correlated to density than to ring width. In addition to density a substantial part, 5 to 30%, of strength variation could be attributed to tree effect, indication a potential for strength improvement by genetic selection. The finding confirms strength parameters to be far from collinear, i.e. strength is truly multidimensional.
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Erik J. JonerAbstract
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Christian Brischke Linda Meyer Gry Alfredsen Mika Humar Lesley Francis Per Otto Flæte Pia Larsson-BrelidAbstract
Besides its inherent resistance against degrading organisms, the durability of timber is infl uenced by design details and climatic conditions, making it diffi cult to treat wood durability as an absolute value. Durability classifi cation is, therefore, based on comparing performance indicators between the timber in question and a reference timber. These relative values are grouped and related to durability classes, which can refer to a high range of service-lives. The insuffi cient comparability of such durability records has turned out to be a key challenge for service-life prediction. This paper reviewed literature data, based on service-life measures, not masked by a durability classifi cation. It focused on natural durability of timber tested in the fi eld above-ground. Additionally, results from ongoing aboveground durability studies in Europe and Australia are presented and have been used for further analysis. In total, 163 durability recordings from 31 different test sites worldwide based on ten different test methods have been considered for calculation of resistance factors. The datasets were heterogeneous in quality and quantity; the resulting resistance factors suffered from high variation. In conclusion, an open platform for scientifi c exchange is needed to increase the amount of available service-life related data.
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Ricardo HolgadoAbstract
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Venche TalgøAbstract
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Venche TalgøAbstract
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Venche TalgøAbstract
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M. H. Abreu A Bouvet A. Bruhn J. Champenois S.L. Holdt A.D. Hughes E-J. Malta R. Pereira Celine Rebours J Schipper A. Soler-VilaAbstract
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