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ributed
to
the
decreasing
axial
strain
towards
the
ends
of
the
sample.
This
is
apparent
as
the

density
of
axial
strain
contours
decrease.
As
a
consequence,
the
proportion
of
the
noise
related
to

the
strain
values
increased
and
the
NA
location
became
increasingly
distorted,
if
the
constant

noise
throughout
the
AOI
is
taken
into
account.
However,
the
NA
was
located
at
approximately

half
the
height
of
the
sample
cross-­‐section
for
all
types
of
treatments.
Based
on
the
existing

results,
the
following
can
be
concluded;
the
thermal
modification
did
not
result
in
a
change
of
the

NA
location.

Figure
1:

Axial
strain
plots
before
the
failure
of
European
beech
a)
untreated;
b)
thermally
modified

at
180°C;
and
c)
thermally
modified
at
200°C.

Acknowledgments:

The
authors
thank
to
the
European
Social
Fund
and
the
state
budget
of
the
Czech
Republic,

project
‘‘The
Establishment
of
an
International
Research
Team
for
the
Development
of
New

Wood-­‐based
Materials’’
reg.
no.
CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0269
(EE2.3.20.0269).

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