Structural Characteristics and Physical Properties of Wood
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 12 April 2025 | Viewed by 211
Special Issue Editors
Interests: timber engineering; non-destructives tests on wood; reinforcement of timber structures; desing and development of timber structural products; sustainability
Interests: timber engineering; wood and wood-based materials; timber joints; seismic design; reinforcement; sustainability
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Dear Colleagues,
The timber industry requires the use of new forest species that are better adapted to the environment, with faster and more efficient growth, or even the use of industrialized wood with modification treatments to improve its mechanical performance or durability. This wood can be used for different applications, but in all of them it is necessary to know its structural characteristics and physical properties. Therefore, this Special Issue plans to give an overview of the newest species used in the field, their properties, and new methods to assess their characteristics. This Special Issue is aimed at providing selected contributions on advances in the structural characteristics and physical properties of wood, industrialized wood products, or wood derivatives. We also welcome research related to new methods for characterizing the properties of wood, including non-destructive methods, their application, and results. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Properties of new wood species used by industry;
- Clone properties and species improvements;
- Variation in properties during forest stand growth;
- Industrialized wood products’ characteristics;
- Influence of treatment on wood properties;
- Methods for characterizing the properties of wood;
- Non-destructive tests used for characterize wood.
Dr. Jose Antonio Balmori
Dr. Jorge Manuel Branco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wood properties
- industrialized wood products properties
- wood characterization methods
- nondestructive tests
- treatments and wood properties
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