Forest biomass monitoring is at the core of the research agenda due to the critical
importance of forest dynamics in the carbon cycle. However, forest biomass is never directly …

In the presence of a target, tree failures have the potential to damage property, disrupt
services, or threaten public safety. Worldwide, several qualitative methods have been …

The non-destructive testing based on an ultrasound computed tomography (UCT) technique
has attracted the attention of the industrial and medical area due to its excellent capabilities …

This review focuses on tree health assessment in urban forest, specifically on the
methodologies commonly used to detect levels, dimensions, and location of wood …

The main goal of this study was non-destructive evaluation of wooden elements using
ultrasonic waves. The inspection was carried out on wooden beams from a historical object …

Large old trees in urban public green spaces deliver a diversity of values essential for
human well-being, including biodiversity conservation. Yet, the conservation of large old …

Acoustics is a field with significant application in wood science and technology for the
classification and grading, through non-destructive tests, of a large variety of products from …

Premise of the Study Various nondestructive testing technologies have been used for
detecting and visualizing internal defects in urban trees. The results obtained by using …

One of the main aims of the University of Pavia mycology laboratory was to collect wood
decay fungal (WDF) strains in order to deepen taxonomic studies, species distribution …

Ultrasonic nondestructive imaging methods allow analyzing the inner structures of trees,
without altering their condition. In this study, we are interested in evaluating the influence of …