Hardness is largely used in material specifications. Specifically for timber, Janka hardness is traditionally performed. More recently, international studies have reported the use of Brinell hardness for timber quality ...

A research group on forest products from School of Agriculture - Sao Paulo State University. Brazil developed a portable hardness tester for wood, which is based on a displacement transducer and an embedded electronic ...

The widespread availability of wirelessly connected portable computers, smartphones and other mobile devices, and the pervasive presence of computer services in our everyday environment, has brought the prediction of Mark ...

More than 80% of the 29600 km of the Brazilian railroad mesh employs wooden sleepers. The problem of hard availability of native wood for this purpose leads to the alternative use of reforestation species to produce sleepers. ...

Hardness is a property largely used in material specifications, mechanical and metallurgical research and quality control of several materials. Specifically for timber, Janka hardness is a simple, quick and easy test, with ...