Abstract
The shear moduli (SM) of solid wood in the longitudinal-radial (LR) and radial-tangential (RT) planes of Sitka spruce are extremely different from each other and were obtained via a torsional vibration (TV) test by varying the aspect ratios and conducting subsequent numerical analyses. The SM in both planes were accurate, when the aspect ratios of the specimens were appropriately selected, even though the SM around the torsional axis were extremely different from each other.
Acknowledgement
This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (No. 15K07515) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
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