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Fig. 3. (a) Experimental setup for the tensile tests; (b) Specimens before the tests; (c) Specimens after being tested (taken from: [2]).

2.2. Results In Fig. 4 are presented the strength versus extension curves obtained for the tensile tests of oak and chestnut specimens. These tests allowed to obtain the tensile strength parallel to the fibers for both wood species.