Effect of cross-sectional change of a board specimen on stress wave velocity determination
Effect of cross-sectional change of a board specimen on stress wave velocity determination
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10.1515/hf.2005.036
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2005-02
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通讯作者:
F. Divos;L. Dénes;Guillermo Íñiguez
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作者:
F. Divos;L. Dénes;Guillermo Íñiguez
Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques employing longitudinal stress waves have been used in a variety of applications in the forest products industry. They have been shown to be very efficient methods in the assessment of log characterization (Bucur 1995). Basically, these evaluations estimate the velocity of the longitudinal stress waves in logs based on a vibration approach and thus determine the quality of the piece. The accuracy of the process is high. An important question should be taken into account: the theory is based on a uniform cross-sectional area along the length of the specimen. In the case of log specimens the cross-sectional area of the log is different at the two ends. This question was studied in detail for the flexural vibration of logs (Sobue 1990). The purpose of the research described in this short note was to investigate the effect of cross-section changes in longitudinal vibration for various area ratios. The area ratio (Ar) is defined as the ratio of the larger to the smaller cross-sectional area. The effect of cross-section changes on the stress wave velocity may be assessed in two ways: using finite element analysis or through experimentation. We chose the second approach, and carried out a large number of tests to assess this phenomenon. When using longitudinal vibrations, the following equation is used for stress-wave velocity determination: