Life cycle assessment is a tool to quantify the environmental impact of products and has
been widely studied in the building context. This is an important context given the building …

To maximize utilization of our forest resources, detailed knowledge of wood property
variation and the impacts this has on end-product performance is required at multiple scales …

Acoustic technologies have been well established as material evaluation tools in the past
several decades, and their use has become widely accepted in the forest products industry …

This paper provides a review on the use of acoustics to measure stiffness of standing trees,
stems, and logs. An outline is given of the properties of wood and how these are related to …

Dynamic modulus of elasticity was determined in clearwood samples of eight tropical
hardwood species using longitudinal vibrations, flexural vibration and ultrasonic transit-time …

The mechanical harvesting of fruit for oil production in an intensive olive tree orchard is
generally accomplished by applying vibration to the tree's trunk. This vibration is …

The relative importance of density, acoustic velocity, and microfibril angle (MFA) for the
prediction of stiffness (MOE) and strength (MOR) has not been well established for Douglas …

There is a growing interest to use acoustic sensors for selection in tree breeding to ensure
high wood quality of future plantations. In this study, we assessed acoustic velocity as a …

Acoustic tools are increasingly used to estimate standing-tree (dynamic) stiffness; however,
such techniques overestimate static stiffness, the standard measurement for determining …

Key message Mechanical properties of small-diameter round timber from hardwood
thinnings of common alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior …