A nondestructive method of testing the mechanical strength anisotropy of cellulose compositions

A nondestructive method of testing the mechanical tensile strength anisotropy of cellulose compositions from the coefficients of reflection of polarized shf waves is described. Equations for finding the reflection coefficient from the measured value of the SWR of the shf wave are presented. It is shown that there is a close linear correlation between the mechanical strength anisotropy and the anisotropy of the shfwave reflection coefficient.