TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gnanaharan R
AU  - Dhamodaran T K
TI  - Mechanical properties of rubberwood from a 35-year-old plantation in Central Kerala, India
PY  - 1993///
PB  - Journal of Tropical Forest Science
KW  - Kerala
KW  - Rubberwood
N2  - The mechanical properties of air-dried rubberwood(Hevea brasiliensis) from a 35-y-old plantation in the central region of Kerala were determined. It was found that the mechanical properties tested, namely, moulds of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE) and maximum compressive stress (MCS) were higher for the 35-y-old material than for lower age material reported in the literature. These properties were comparable with those of other conventional timbers grown in Keral. The study showed that rubberwood possesses medium strength properties
ER  -