System for and method of performing evaluation techniques on a log or round timber

An analysis module as for evaluating a timber comprising:

• at least one input terminal connectable to at least one input device, the at least one input terminal being operable to receive at least one signal representing at least one measured property of the timber, the at least one measured property including a diameter of the timber, and the at least one input terminal being operable to receive at least one determined parameter of the timber determined in response to a stress wave being applied to the timber;
• a processor coupled to the at least one input terminal, the processor determining a predictive modulus of elasticity (MOE) of the timber based at least in part on the at least one measured property and the at least one parameter;
• and
• an output terminal coupled to the processor an connectable to an output device, the output terminal being operable to transmit a third signal representing the predictive MOE, wherein the at least one measured property includes a diameter-to-length ratio of the timber, and
• wherein the processor determines the predictive MOE based at least in part on the diameter-to-length ratio of the timber.

A method for evaluating a timber, the method comprising the acts of:

• determining a regression model relating a predictive modulus of elasticity (MOE) of the timber to a measured MOE of the timber determined in response to a stress wave being applied to the timber using a stress wave evaluation technique, wherein the regression model is obtained by testing a plurality of timber samples and for each timber sample, determining a first MOE value by the stress wave evaluation technique and determining a second MOE value by a static bending evaluation technique, and relating the plurality of first MOE values to the plurality of second MOE values,
• measuring a parameter of the timber determined in response to a stress wave being applied to the timber using the stress wave evaluation technique and calculating the measured MOE of the timber;
• and
• calculating a predictive MOE based at least in part on using the measured MOE in the regression model.