Change in Selected Mechanical Properties of Beech Wood at the Contact Drying.

The mechanical properties of wood have remarkable influence on its use in buildings. The improvement of the mechanical properties enables the reduction in the cross-sections of structural elements, particularly the increase in their load. The paper deals with the change in the mechanical properties of beech wood through the process of contact drying.

Wood Moisture-Content Measurement Accuracy of Impregnated and Nonimpregnated Wood.

The influence of the impregnation process of pine wood ( L.) samples on the electrical resistance changes and the moisture-content measurement accuracy is presented in this paper. In this study, the resistances of impregnated and nonimpregnated green pine timber harvested from northern Poland were compared.