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    Partial compression strength of sugi (Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica) wood near the pith perpendicular to the grain

    It was reported that sugi (Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica) boards with pith had a greater partial compression strength perpendicular to the grain (σe) than sugi boards without pith. However, the reason for ...

    Yoshio Kijidani, Hideki Morita, Shiro Aratake, Taku Tsuyama in Journal of Wood Science (2019)

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    Bending creep of glued laminated timber (glulam) using sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) laminae with extremely low Young’s modulus for the inner layers

    The main purpose of this study was to establish whether sugi lumber with an extremely low Young’s modulus, which is plentifully produced in southern Japan, can be practically used as laminae for glued laminate...

    Shiro Aratake, Hideki Morita, Takanori Arima in Journal of Wood Science (2011)