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Relationship of toughness and modulus of elasticity in static bending of small clear spruce wood specimens

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Unlike static bending, toughness is a mechanical property less commonly measured in clear wood. The paper presents results on the relationship of toughness and modulus of elasticity in static bending based on DIN standard tests on small, clear specimens of spruce, 2×2 cm2 in cross section.

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  1. Department of Forestry and Management of Natural Environment, Technological Educational Institute of Larissa, Terma Mavromihali, 431 00, Karditsa, Greece

    Stergios Adamopoulos

  2. School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Laboratory of Forest Utilisation, Aristotle University, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Costas Passialis

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Adamopoulos, S., Passialis, C. Relationship of toughness and modulus of elasticity in static bending of small clear spruce wood specimens . Eur. J. Wood Prod. 68, 109–111 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-009-0365-6

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