scholarly journals Mapping the mechanical properties of wood annual growth rings using nanoindentation as an additional quantitative method of dendrochronology

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (Supplement) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Golovin ◽  
A. Gusev ◽  
D. Golovin ◽  
S. Matveev ◽  
A. Tyurin
Author(s):  
Ю.И. Головин ◽  
А.И. Тюрин ◽  
А.А. Гусев ◽  
С.М. Матвеев ◽  
Д.Ю. Головин ◽  
...  

The paper presents the results of mechanical properties scanning by means of nanoindentation across the annual growth rings of deciduous trees wood, small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) and common oak (Quercus robur) in particular. Significant variations in microhardness H and Young’s modulus E radial dependencies have been found for any of the studied species. Results can be useful 1) to amend the understanding the nature of macromechanical properties of various wood species and to reveal the details of their formation depending upon microstructural characteristics, 2) to optimize the technologies of growing, reinforcement and subsequent usage of the wood, 3) to develop new independent methods in dendrochronology and dendroclimatology


2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iriwi Louisa S. Sinon

<p><em>Study dendrochronology or tree-ring dating is defined as the study of chronological sequence of annual growth rings in trees. Teak (Tectona grandis) is one of various tree species that has been identified for the use of tree-ring studies in tropical regions. Teak is found to be suitable for dendrochronology as it is long-lived and develops defined annual growth rings. In Java, teak cans growth naturally or intensively in plantation. The two silviculture conditions will give different sensitivity on climate effect. Therefore, the effect of silviculturer will on natural teak and plantation teak in Saradan, Madiun, and East Java. As a part of the study, ten core samples from natural- growth teak were measured. The samples of growth rings is spanned from 1832 – 2004. Using the COFECHA program, the correlation of the samples (r) was found to be 0.44 point, which is satisfactory to the standard used in dendrochronology. Thus, from this study it can be concluded that natural teak could still be used in dendrochronology, although the sensitivity are not as high as plantation teak. </em></p>


1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurance D. Hall ◽  
Vasanthan Rajanayagam ◽  
Wendy A. Stewart ◽  
Paul R. Steiner

A magnetic resonance scanner has been used to obtain images at 0.14 T, based on the water in aspen (Populustremuloides Michx.). In addition to visualization of the expected structural features such as annual growth-rings and knots, several additional features appear that require further study. Kiln-dried wood does not contain sufficient water to give an image, but can do so after impregnation with water.


Trees ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 663-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Calderucio Duque Estrada ◽  
Cátia Henriques Callado ◽  
Mário Luiz Gomes Soares ◽  
Cláudio Sérgio Lisi

1999 ◽  
Vol 124 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 217-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W Stahle ◽  
P.T Mushove ◽  
M.K Cleaveland ◽  
F Roig ◽  
G.A Haynes

Radiocarbon ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 833-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura E Beramendi-Orosco ◽  
Sergio Hernandez-Morales ◽  
Galia Gonzalez-Hernandez ◽  
Vicenta Constante-Garcia ◽  
Jose Villanueva-Diaz

Dendrochronological studies are limited in tropical regions because not many tree species form annual growth rings. This work reports an evaluation of the dendrochronological potential of tropical ash (Fraxinus uhdei) and its use as a bioindicator of fossil CO2 concentration in urban areas by means of radiocarbon analysis on growth rings. We analyzed a cross-section of a tree that grew during the period 1932–2007 in San Luis Potosí, one of the most industrialized cities in Mexico. The Δ14C values obtained follow the same variation pattern as the calibration curve of the Northern Hemisphere (NH) zone 2 (Hua and Barbetti 2004), with the peak centered in 1964, but they are lower by up to 124′. The high correlation coefficient (r = 0.990, p < 0.001) between the variation patterns indicates that this species does form annual growth rings, and the lower values can be attributed to the 14C dilution caused by fossil CO2 emissions. The magnitude of the Suess effect varied between −6.9% and −0.5%, equivalent to fossil CO2 concentrations ranging between 21.9 and 1.5 ppmv. The Suess effect and fossil CO2 values have significant variations with no apparent monotone increasing trend, suggesting that the CO2 emissions during the studied period have diverse sources. It is concluded that F. uhdei has potential for dendrochronological studies in tropical areas because its growth rings are formed annually and, furthermore, it can be used as a bioindicator of atmospheric 14C variations and fossil CO2 concentration in urban areas.


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