• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.37-44
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• 1993

The collapse of four domestic Fagaceae species was observed in relation with their moisture content(MC), basic density, P (Percent of moisture content saturation of the wood) and Q (Percent of cell cavity volume containing water) and the variation of collapse phenomenon in the cross section of stem was also investigated. The results were summarized as follows : The values of collapse in each species were great in order of Quercus dentata, Quercus variabilis, Quercus aliena and Quercus mongolica and the values were higher in heartwood than in sapwood in all of specimen. MC, basic density, P and Q were important factors which affected on the occurance of collapse and the collapse phenomenon was decreased from pith to bark.