Quality Control and Productivity of Oak Timber

• Autor(es): Carvalho, J ; Santos, J ; Santos, J
• Data: 2009
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10348/3140
• Origem: Repositório da UTAD
• Assunto(s): quality control; Oak timber
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Oak timber is valuated for its beauty, good mechanical properties and natural durability and may have multiple uses. An understanding of the factors that affect oak timber quality is essential. It is important to have quality control of physical, mechanical and technological wood characteristics in order to define the better primary processing and end-use. Silviculture may significantly impact wood quality and final stand value. Specific prescriptions will depend on species, site conditions, desired end product and management options. An appropriate silviculture with optimized technological operations allows a well use of wood even with small diameters. Adequate wood classification is required in order to optimize industrial processes and improve product quality. Quality criteria and procedures for round and sawtimber are referenced.