Technical Note 10 Strength of timber
Publication Year
1977
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Discusses strength of timber, including bending strength, compression strength, tension strength, shear strength and hardness. Also looks at factors affecting the strength of timber such as density, knots, slope of grain, moisture content and temperature.
Document History
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