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Table 2 Mean values of the measured structural and mechanical properties of wood

From: Mechanical properties of secondary quality beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) obtained from thinning, and their relationship to structural parameters

Wood species

Wood density (g cm−3)

Grain angle (°)

MFA (°)

MOR (MPa)

MOE (GPa)

Oak

0.71 (0.01)

2.78 (0.55)

11.32 (0.29)

114.92 (3.65)

14.18 (0.48)

Beech

0.73 (0.01)

2.20 (0.28)

11.06 (0.11)

120.87 (2.54)

14.81 (0.33)

  1. Values in parentheses are standard errors
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Annals of Forest Science

ISSN: 1297-966X