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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Statistical values of lumber properties

From: Preliminary evaluation for quality of dimension lumber in four common softwoods in Mongolia

Property

Pinus sylvestris (n = 61)

Pinus sibirica (n = 39)

Picea obovata (n = 67)

L. sibirica (n = 37)

ARW (mm)

1.6 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.5

2.5 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.6

 

(1.0–3.4)

(1.4–3.3)

(0.2–3.5)

(1.0–3.6)

Crook (%)

0.06 ± 0.04

0.10 ± 0.09

0.08 ± 0.06

0.08 ± 0.06

 

(0.00–0.16)

(0.00–0.49)

(0.00–0.27)

(0.00–0.27)

Bow (%)

0.03 ± 0.03

0.05 ± 0.07

0.06 ± 0.06

0.07 ± 0.07

 

(0.00–0.16)

(0.00–0.36)

(0.00–0.30)

(0.00–0.27)

Twist (degree)

0.5 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.7

2.4 ± 2.7

3.5 ± 4.5

 

(0.0–2.2)

(0.0–3.3)

(0.0–11.1)

(0.0–17.7)

AD (g/cm3)

0.44 ± 0.03

0.43 ± 0.03

0.39 ± 0.02

0.59 ± 0.07

 

(0.40–0.50)

(0.38–0.50)

(0.36–0.48)

(0.45–0.75)

DMOE (GPa)

10.55 ± 1.57

8.16 ± 1.57

8.55 ± 1.17

13.11 ± 2.21

 

(6.22–13.95)

(5.59–12.04)

(4.54–11.80)

(9.13–18.71)

MOE (GPa)

6.56 ± 1.01

5.10 ± 0.93

5.32 ± 0.86

8.52 ± 1.33

 

(3.47–8.41)

(3.44–6.86)

(3.22–7.30)

(6.48- 11.95)

MOR (MPa)

38.6 ± 12.8

25.0 ± 7.6

26.7 ± 8.4

44.5 ± 16.4

 

(14.4–68.4)

(11.2–40.5)

(9.7–49.1)

(18.0–95.2)

MOE f0.05 (GPa)

4.75

3.39

3.78

6.07

MOR f0.05 (MPa)

15.6

11.0

11.7

22.3

  1. n, number of lumber; ARW, annual ring width; AD, air-dry density at testing; DMOE, dynamic Young’s modulus; MOE and MOR, modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture adjusted to the values at 15% moisture content by the methods described in Japan Housing and Wood Technology Center [27]; f0.05, 5% lower tolerance limit with 75% confidence level. The value indicates mean ± standard deviation. The values in parentheses indicate minimum and maximum values. Mean and standard deviation of moisture content was 11.7 ± 0.4% for all pieces of lumber