The influence of the specimen size on testing the stiffness of wood was researched. The wood of Northern spruce and European beech was chosen and the specimens were produced in 6 different sizes. 5 specimens were produced for each size group. The specimens were equilibrated at 3 different climatic conditions (%1 = 33 %, %2 = 65 %, %3 = 87 %). The modulus of elasticity was determined for the equilibrated specimens using 3-point bending test according to EN 408, and dynamic excitation in longitudinal and transverse direction. It turned out that the correlation between the methods was good with the coefficient of determination between static and dynamic modulus of elasticity greater than 0.9. The density and the moisture content had a significant influence on the moduli of elasticity of spruce and beech wood, while impact of specimen size was not significant.
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