Survey of wood strength properties of urban trees in Singapore using the Fractometer II


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S. K. Ganesan, . and M. Abdul Hamid, . Survey of wood strength properties of urban trees in Singapore using the Fractometer II. pp. 97-105. ISSN 0128-1283

Abstract

The Fractometer II a portable field-based wood testing device was used to assess the radial bending strength fracture angle and longitudinal compression strength of freshly cored wood samples from the lower trunk of 25 urban tree species in Singapore. Tables of standard values for the future use of this device for the species tested are presented. For radial bending strength and fracture angle the data showed interspecific variation. Paraserianthes falcataria (Leguminosae) a species noted for snapping had radial bending strength that was significantly lower than all the species tested. Swietenia macrophylla (Meliaceae) had high fracture angle and radial bending strength. The use of the Fractometer II and the results of this survey in tree risk assessment are discussed.


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Abstract

The Fractometer II a portable field-based wood testing device was used to assess the radial bending strength fracture angle and longitudinal compression strength of freshly cored wood samples from the lower trunk of 25 urban tree species in Singapore. Tables of standard values for the future use of this device for the species tested are presented. For radial bending strength and fracture angle the data showed interspecific variation. Paraserianthes falcataria (Leguminosae) a species noted for snapping had radial bending strength that was significantly lower than all the species tested. Swietenia macrophylla (Meliaceae) had high fracture angle and radial bending strength. The use of the Fractometer II and the results of this survey in tree risk assessment are discussed.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Strength
AGROVOC Term: Urban trees
AGROVOC Term: Paraserianthes falcataria
AGROVOC Term: Leguminosae
AGROVOC Term: Swietenia macrophylla
AGROVOC Term: Meliaceae
AGROVOC Term: Risk assessment
AGROVOC Term: Compression wood
AGROVOC Term: Wood decay
AGROVOC Term: Elasticity
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21486

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