Nondestructive evaluation of wood / edited by Robert J. Ross.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Ross, Robert J. (Robert Jon), editor.

Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

General technical report FPL ; 238.

General technical report FPL ; 238

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wood--Nondestructive testing--Methodology.

Wood.

Wood products--Nondestructive testing--Methodology.

Wood products.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 167 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Madison, WI : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, July 2015.

Summary:

This report summarizes information on nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood. It includes information on a wide range of nondestructive assessment technologies and their uses for evaluating various wood products.

Contents:

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood

Static Bending, Transverse Vibration, and Longitudinal Stress Wave Nondestructive Evaluation Methods

Ultrasonic-Based Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Wood

Proof Loading

Sounding, Probing, Moisture Content, and Resistance Drilling Techniques

A Review of the Piezoelectric Effect in Wood

Nondestructive Testing in the Urban Forest

Acoustic Assessment of Wood Quality in Trees and Logs

Laser Scanning of Logs and Lumber

Ultrasonic Veneer Grading

Machine Grading of Lumber

Inspection of Timber Structures Using Stress Wave Timing Nondestructive Evaluation Tools

Use of Laser Scanning Technology to Obtain As-Built Records of Historic

Covered Bridges

Appendix: Proceedings of the International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium Series.

Notes:

"July 2015."

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed July 30, 2015).

Other Format:

Print version: Nondestructive evaluation of wood.

OCLC:

915150676