Since the XET gene was found to be up-regulated in the two high-splitting trees its role in wood splitting and in growth stress could be speculated.
It doesn't need the obsessive monitoring of the American barbecue - just occasional wood splitting.
Mortise rack bolts, locked and unlocked internally with a key, are strongly recommended but should be installed at 90 degrees to the grain of the wood to reduce the chance of the wood splitting if force is applied.
The findings indicated that both of these two reinforcements could mitigate wood splitting, and change the failure mode from brittle failure to ductile failure.
These include the provision of a bottom wedge angle between the beam and the column as well as the use of perpendicular-to-grain screws to delay wood splitting.
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