Increased use of wood has led to complex timber constructions and new types of
engineered wood products. In simulations, however, mainly simplified models are used to …

Effective utilization of structural timber requires grading and indicating properties (IPs) that
are able to predict strength with high accuracy and machines that are able to measure the …

This study was performed to evaluate the flexural performance of three-ply cross-laminated
timber (CLT) floor panels made of unthinned and unpruned plantation Eucalyptus. The …

This study develops the structural grading of Guadua bamboo culms subjected to axial
compression. Both strength and capacity grading methods are explored. Several candidates …

The first objective of this work was to study the influence of veneer quality on the mechanical
properties of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) made of secondary quality hardwood. The …

This study proposes a model using data from a scanner (X-ray and grain angle
measurements) to perform strength grading. The research also includes global …

Developing higher-value structural products from fast-growing eucalypt plantations—that are
currently managed for woodchip production—can create new markets for these plantation …

In central Europe forests, the share of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees has been
increased in the last decades. Machine strength grading of hardwood is challenging due to …

The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of visual characteristics, strength-reducing
features (SRFs), and basic density on the mechanical properties of fibre-managed plantation …

Image-based local fibre direction data, generated based on the analysis of the medullary
spindle pattern, were used to improve the prediction of the tensile strength parallel to the …