NDE of logs and standing trees using new acoustic tools : technical application and results

Peter Carter; Xiping Wang; Robert J. Ross; David Briggs

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NDE of logs and standing trees using new acoustic tools : technical application and results

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Authors:

Peter Carter, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, David Briggs

Year:

2005

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood : May 2-4, 2005, University of Applied Sciences, Eberswalde, Germany. Aachen, Germany : Shaker Verlag, 2005: pages 161-169

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Abstract

The new Director ST300 provides a means to efficiently assess stands for stiffness and related wood properties based on standing tree acoustic velocily measures, and can be easily integrated with pre-harvest and earlier stand assessments. This provides for effective valuation for forest sale, stumpage purchase, harvest planning, and ranking of progeny or clones in tree breeding programs.

Keywords

Wood, mechanical properties, nondestructive testing, microfibrils, acoustic testing, log grading, grading, stiffness, standing trees

Citation

Carter, Peter; Wang, Xiping; Ross, Robert J.; Briggs, David. 2005. NDE of logs and standing trees using new acoustic tools : technical application and results. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood : May 2-4, 2005, University of Applied Sciences, Eberswalde, Germany. Aachen, Germany : Shaker Verlag, 2005: pages 161-169