TY  - JOUR
AU  - Clair, B.
AU  - Jaouen, G.
AU  - Beauchene, J.
AU  - Fournier, M.
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Mapping radial, tangential and longitudinal shrinkages and relation to tension wood in discs of the tropical tree Symphonia globulifera
T2  - Holzforschung
JO  - Holzforschung
SP  - 665
EP  - 671
VL  - 57
IS  - 6
PB  - WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO
KW  - drying shrinkage
KW  - tension wood
KW  - Symphonia globulifera L. f.
N2  - A method for measuring shrinkage resulting from drying in the three anisotropic directions is developed and tested. Measurements are performed on sawn discs, a technique which simplifies preparation and enables large numbers of measurements. Shrinkage values can be represented as a map of the disc surface. The results indicate that comparisons between shrinkage distribution and tension wood distribution on the discs show a clear relationship and can be measured with relatively high accuracy in reference to the shrinkage map. In the long term, this method could be useful in the timber industry as a means for choosing the direction in which logs are cut depending on their type of wood composition.
SN  - 0018-3830
N1  - ISI:000186257800016
ID  - Clair_etal2003
ER  -