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Growth Stresses and Strains in Trees
Robert R. Archer
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Description for Growth Stresses and Strains in Trees
Paperback. Series: Springer Series in Wood Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 441.
Although over 40 years have passed since Jacobs (1945) convincingly established the basic radial pattern of residual growth stress in growing trees, yet this phenomenon is still not widely appreciated in wood science and technology circles. This is in spite of the fact that the presence of these stresses of sizeable magnitudes has long been recognized as a primary cause of shakes and splits in logs as well as the warping of lumber sawn in the green condition. The presentation of the subject of growth stresses in trees presents some special problems due to the wide range of specialists who ... Read more
Although over 40 years have passed since Jacobs (1945) convincingly established the basic radial pattern of residual growth stress in growing trees, yet this phenomenon is still not widely appreciated in wood science and technology circles. This is in spite of the fact that the presence of these stresses of sizeable magnitudes has long been recognized as a primary cause of shakes and splits in logs as well as the warping of lumber sawn in the green condition. The presentation of the subject of growth stresses in trees presents some special problems due to the wide range of specialists who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Springer Series in Wood Science
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662025130
SKU
V9783662025130
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