The breakthrough is the result of a project, known as Ensis, which has been carried out by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation (CSIRO).
Soundwaves are being used to calculate the stiffness and strength of radiata pines before they are cut down.
“What we’re working on is algorithms that convert the information that we get from the acoustic analysis into predictions of density, first of all, and then from that through to stiffness and strength,” said Simon Potter, deputy general manager of wood quality at Ensis.
He said the project would give confidence to Tasmanian wood producers that they were actually producing the right material.
