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Use of non-destructive test methods on Irish hardwood standing trees and small-diameter round timber for prediction of mechanical properties / Daniel F. Llana in Annals of Forest Science, vol 77 n° 3 (September 2020)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 77 n° 3 (September 2020) Titre : Use of non-destructive test methods on Irish hardwood standing trees and small-diameter round timber for prediction of mechanical properties Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Daniel F. Llana, Auteur ; Ian Short, Auteur ; Annette M. Harte, Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Acer pseudoplatanus [Termes IGN] acoustique [Termes IGN] Betula pendula [Termes IGN] betula pubescens [Termes IGN] bois sur pied [Termes IGN] densité du bois [Termes IGN] diamètre des arbres [Termes IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] élagage (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] élasticité [Termes IGN] feuillu [Termes IGN] Fraxinus (genre) [Termes IGN] Fraxinus excelsior [Termes IGN] Irlande [Termes IGN] modèle de simulation [Termes IGN] résonance [Termes IGN] vent [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Key message: Mechanical properties of small-diameter round timber from hardwood thinnings of common alder ( Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.), European ash ( Fraxinus excelsior L.), European birch ( Betula pendula Roth. and Betula pubescens Ehrh.), and sycamore ( Acer pseudoplatanus L.) can be evaluated by non-destructive testing on either standing trees or green logs without wood density determination. Velocity differences between acoustic and resonance methods are influenced by tree species and age. Tree diameter improves the estimation of bending strength but not of stiffness. Context: There is a need for a reliable, fast, and inexpensive evaluation method to better sort hardwood thinnings according to mechanical properties for use in potential added-value applications. Aims: The estimation by non-destructive testing of mechanical properties of round small-diameter timber of four hardwood species (common alder, European ash, European birch, and sycamore). Methods: Acoustic velocity was measured in 38 standing trees and resonance velocity was recorded in green logs from these trees. The logs were then dried and tested in bending. Estimation models to predict mechanical properties from non-destructive testing measurements were developed. Results: Large differences between velocities from acoustic and resonance techniques were found. Models based on both non-destructive testing velocities together with a species factor are well correlated with bending modulus of elasticity while models including tree diameter are moderately well correlated with bending strength. Inclusion of density in the models does not improve the estimation. Conclusion: Models based on acoustic measurements on standing trees or resonance on green logs together with tree species and diameter provide reliable estimates of mechanical properties of round timber from hardwood thinnings. This methodology can be easily used for pre-sorting material in the forest. Numéro de notice : A2020-403 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-020-00957-x Date de publication en ligne : 17/06/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-020-00957-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=95453 [article]