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dc.contributor.author Navaranjan, N
dc.date.accessioned 2014-05-06T16:15:47Z
dc.date.available 2014-05-06T16:15:47Z
dc.date.issued 2014-05-06
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9910
dc.description.abstract Eucalyptus an d Pine timber in Sri Lanka are presently used f or limited purposes. Therefore, other uses such as engineering structural construction, furniture manufacture, parquetry, etc. should be investigated. In order to develop these for multitudinous purposes, al l information of the essential mechanical an d physical properties must be available. Nine species were tested. They were Eucalyptus microcorys, Eucalyptus pilularis, Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus citriodora, Pinus patula, Pinus insularis an d Pinus caribaea. Five tree s from each specie s were selected for the preparation of sticks. These sticks were use d t o make test specimens. These specimens were subjected to the mechanical an d physical tests on the green timber (25% moisture content) and seasoned timber (15% moisture content). The microstructure, especially the cell s and their types, sizes and arrangements, of each specie s was observed. Properties of these specie s in relation to their structure were the n studied. Suitability of these timbers for building construction, railway sleepers, transmission poles, furniture manufacture, panelling, etc. were investigated.
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Timber , Eucalyptus-Sri Lanka , pine-Sri Lanka en_US
dc.title Structure and properties of Sri Lankan eucalyptus and pine wood en_US
dc.type Thesis-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.degree degree of Master of Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Materials Engineering en_US
dc.date.accept 1985
dc.identifier.accno 44302 en_US


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