The aim of the study was to investigate the elastomechanical and damping properties of wood ski cores. Cores of different wood species and designs were tested statically for bending and dynamically using the vibration resonance method. In addition, the damping properties of the specimens and the deformation after cyclic bending were investigated. Wood density was found to have a significant, positive effect on the stiffness of the tested ski cores, which was also dependent on the structural stiffness. Ski cores made of denser woods tended to exhibit higher natural frequencies and better vibration damping with shorter equilibration times. Cyclic loading of wood cores resulted in material fatigue and increased bending deformation.
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