Affiliation:
1. “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi
Abstract
The paper presents the results of experimental tests and the process by which a batch of spruce timber elements is sorted in a strength class with reliability.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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