Agents affecting the structural integrity of wood
Various biotic and abiotic agents are affecting the performance of wood and wood based products. Chemicals, thermal energy, radiation, as well as different organisms have the potential to alter the …
Within species variation of structural integrity – a test on 204 scots pine trees from Northern Europe
The structural integrity of wood can be quantified as resistance to impact milling (RIM). In a High-energy multiple impact (HEMI) – test steel balls were used in a heavy vibratory …
How moisture affects the structural integrity of wood under dynamic loads
Wood density and wood moisture content (MC) are key impact variables on almost each other wood property (Niemz et al. 2023). In particular, the elasto-mechanical properties of wood are negatively …