Table 4 MC and mechanical properties obtained by four-point bending test on dry logs
Species | Thinning | MC | MOEm | fm | Density | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (%) | COV (%) | Mean (N mm−2) | COV (%) | Mean (N mm−2) | COV (%) | Mean (kg m−3) | COV (%) | ||
Alder | 1st | 12.6 | 5.2 | 5735 | 10.5 | 61.83 | 16.8 | 498 | 7.1 |
2nd | 15.1 | 10.4 | 7740 | 11.9 | 51.79 | 24.4 | 481 | 4.6 | |
Both | 13.8 | 12.5 | 6738 | 18.8 | 56.81 | 22.2 | 489 | 6.3 | |
Ash | 1st | 18.2 | 8.1 | 10162 | 16.9 | 65.11 | 11.1 | 668 | 6.9 |
2nd | 18.4 | 9.4 | 9435 | 12.6 | 60.86 | 11.5 | 659 | 7.3 | |
Both | 18.3 | 8.8 | 9799 | 15.5 | 62.99 | 11.8 | 664 | 7.2 | |
Birch | 1st | 19.8 | 10.1 | 8076 | 13.8 | 47.33 | 18.9 | 592 | 3.9 |
2nd | 18.8 | 9.6 | 7519 | 13.2 | 49.75 | 14.3 | 606 | 2.1 | |
Both | 19.3 | 10.2 | 7797 | 14.0 | 48.54 | 16.9 | 599 | 3.3 | |
Sycamore | 1st | 10.3 | 8.0 | 6391 | 22.0 | 43.90 | 13.9 | 560 | 5.1 |
2nd | 14.4 | 9.9 | 8918 | 12.0 | 56.02 | 11.5 | 542 | 8.3 | |
Both | 11.9 | 19.1 | 7339 | 24.2 | 48.45 | 17.7 | 553 | 6.6 | |
All together | 16.0 | 22.2 | 7949 | 23.1 | 54.50 | 20.7 | 578 | 12.8 | |