Novel Insights into the Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Wood and Wood Products
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 3289
Special Issue Editors
Interests: timber properties; non-destructive characterization; glued laminated timber; timber-concrete composite structures; construction; native species
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Interests: timber products; timber properties; wood based products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of wood is continuously growing in different markets. Presently, it is possible to observe a worldwide movement to increase its use in the construction sector, the idea being to tackle climate change through renewable resources. Also, the increased use of new technologies allows for the use of underutilized species within the production of wood products, with special emphasis on fast-growing species.
The aim of this Special Issue is to promote and disseminate the most recent advances in the study of the mechanical properties of wood and wood products (e.g., sawn wood, engineered wood products, plywood, wood panels, among other products) for structural and non-structural applications. Moreover, this Special Issue will focus on new advances in grading processes based on the use of non-destructive methodologies and/or experimental characterization of wood products, and the definition of mechanical properties from underutilized and emerging species, as a way to increase the range of species suitable for engineered wood products.
We encourage authors to submit manuscripts containing scientific findings in the field of grading timber, experimental and numerical characterization of wood products, and review papers. Results related to the potential of underutilized species are welcome.
Dr. Carlos Martins
Dr. Sofia Knapic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mechanical properties
- non-destructive methodologies
- experimental characterization
- numerical modelling
- fast-growing species
- timber structures
- engineered wood products
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