Mechanical properties of polygon oil palm lumber / Ahmad Fauzi Awang@Othman … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Awang@Othman, Ahmad Fauzi, Zakaria, Shaikh Abdul Karim Yamani, Ahmad Zaki, Junaiza, Shafie, Amran, Abdul Latif, Nur Hannani, Radzi, Azizol
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Flexure; Strains and stresses; Palm oil
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50141/1/50141.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50141/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) was first introduced to Malaysia in 1917 in Tennamaran Estate, Selangor as a commercial planting. It takes 3 years to mature before it bears fruit. The economic life of the oil palm extends to about 25 years, and after which, they have to be replanted. Huge quantitie...