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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (10): 94-98.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20141013

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Evaluation of Bending Properties of Larch Dimension Lumber with Acousto-Ultrasonic Technique

Zhang Xunya, Jiang Xiaomei, Lü Bin, Yin Yafang   

  1. Research Institute of Wood Industry, CAF Beijing 100091
  • Received:2013-11-21 Revised:2014-08-31 Online:2014-10-25 Published:2014-11-12

Abstract:

Acousto-ultrasonic(AU)technology was used to evaluate bending properties of air-dried dimension lumber of Chinese larch(Larix gmelinii). Some AU parameters including wave velocity, peak voltage, time -centroid and frequency-centroid were measured. The air-dried density and bending properties of static modulus of elasticity(MOE)and modulus of rupture(MOR)were also measured. The relationships between AU parameters and density and MOE, MOR were analyzed and the prediction regression equations of bending properties based on AU parameters and air-dried density were built. The results showed that the relationships between all the AU parameters and air-dried density and MOE, as well as the relationships between peak voltage, frequency-centroid and air-dried density and MOR were significant at 0.01 level. Better regression results for MOE and MOR prediction can be achieved with air-dried density, peak voltage and wave velocity as independent variables with r2=0.83 and r2=0.66 respectively, compared with traditional ultrasonic technique with dynamic modulus of elasticity(DMOE)as independent variable with r2=0.80 and r2=0.34 respectively. The study indicated that acousto-ultrasonic technology can be used to predict the bending mechanical properties of larch dimension lumber better than ultrasonic wave technology especially modulus of rupture.

Key words: Chinese larch(Larix gmelinii), acousto-ultrasonic(AU) parameters, air-dried density, dynamic modulus of elasticity, bending modulus of elasticity, bending modulus of rupture

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