Forestry & related industries

Measurement of Roundwood

Methodologies and Conversion Ratios

by Matthew A Fonseca

Description

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the various methods by which roundwood and the products of roundwood are measured around the world. It presents and compares many different log scaling methods in terms of procedures and conversion ratios. Topics covered include grading logs, log manufacturing quality, statistical sampling methods and methods for determining log yard inventories and mill log usage volume. Detailed tables of data, covering characteristics, and log weight to volume ratios, are presented for the main commercial timber species of the world. The drivers of roundwood product recovery are also discussed and illustrated with numerous graphs and tables.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher CAB International
  • Publication Date October 2005
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9780851990798
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 85 GBP
  • Pages288
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Copyright Year2005

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