TY  - JOUR
AU  - Clair, B.
AU  - Ruelle, J.
AU  - Thibaut, B.
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Relationship between growth stress, mechanical-physical properties and proportion of fibre with gelatinous layer in chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)
T2  - Holzforschung
JO  - Holzforschung
SP  - 189
EP  - 195
VL  - 57
IS  - 2
PB  - WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO
KW  - growth stress
KW  - longitudinal Young's modulus
KW  - shrinkage
KW  - normal wood
KW  - tension wood
KW  - gelatinous layer
KW  - Castanea Sativa
N2  - A range of mechanical and physical properties were determined for 96 specimens of chestnut wood and for wood types ranging from compression to tension wood; tests included (1) growth stress, (2) longitudinal Young's modulus in green and air-dried states (3) shrinkage in longitudinal and tangential directions. Anatomical observations permitted determination of the proportion of fibres with a gelatinous layer. The influence of these atypical fibres on macroscopic wood properties is examined and discussed. A basic model is proposed to determine their properties in theoretically isolated conditions.
SN  - 0018-3830
N1  - ISI:000181797800011
ID  - Clair_etal2003
ER  -