All Outputs (3)

Effects of genetics on the wood properties of Sitka spruce growing in the UK: bending strength and stiffness of structural timber. (2009)
Journal Article
Moore, J. R., Mochan, S. J., Brüchert, F., Hapca, A. I., Ridley-Ellis, D., Gardiner, B. A., & Lee, S. . J. (2009). Effects of genetics on the wood properties of Sitka spruce growing in the UK: bending strength and stiffness of structural timber. Forestry, 82, 491-501. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpp018

Mechanical tests were conducted on structural timber from a 37-year-old Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr), progeny trial located in Kershope Forest, Cumbria, UK. Values of modulus of rupture (MOR) and global modulus of elasticity (MOEG) in... Read More about Effects of genetics on the wood properties of Sitka spruce growing in the UK: bending strength and stiffness of structural timber..

Getting the most out of the United Kingdom's timber resource. (2009)
Journal Article
Moore, J., Gardiner, B. A., Ridley-Ellis, D., Jarvis, M. C., Mochan, S. J., & Macdonald, E. (2009). Getting the most out of the United Kingdom's timber resource. Scottish forestry, 63,

Strategic Integrated Research in Timber: Getting the most out of the UK's timber resource. (2009)
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D., Moore, J., Lyon, A. J., Searles, G. J., & Gardiner, B. A. (2009). Strategic Integrated Research in Timber: Getting the most out of the UK's timber resource. Non-conventional Materials and Technologies,

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) is the United Kingdom’s main commercial tree species accounting for nearly one-third of the UK's total woodland area and half of its conifer estate. Sawn timber from this species readily grades to the C16 strength clas... Read More about Strategic Integrated Research in Timber: Getting the most out of the UK's timber resource..