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Duration of Load Tests for Dry Lumber in Bending
Testing of 450 pieces of 2 by 6 Hem-Fir #2 Grade with stepwise ramploadings showed that strength was highly dependent upon stress level. The compression failures of clear material were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Duration of Load Tests for Dry Lumber in Bending: A Comment
The validity of the presently employed duration-of-load concept has been challenged by Madsen in a recent article. His questioning of some long-held beliefs is well motivated, and he deserves much […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Dust-Hazard Control in Woodworking Plants
Relative danger of dust-hazard in woodworking plants is explained, and methods for preventing dust-hazard and minimizing dust explosion effects are presented. It has been estimated that dust hazard exists in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Dynamic Compression Results in Greatly Increased Creosote Retention in Spruce Heartwood
Dynamic transverse compression treatment of green spruce heartwood joists, prior to pressure impregnation with coal-tar creosote, resulted in increased total retention and penetrated area. Three deformation levels were tested, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Dynamic Transverse Compression of Spruce to Improve the Intake of Preservatives
Eastern white spruce lumber was subjected to dynamic transverse compression prior to impregnation with a waterborne preservative. For heartwood material conditioned to an average MC of 20 percent a deformation […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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Economic Aspects of Papermaking Fibrous Raw Materials
Complex economic forces determine the particular kind of fiber which is used for any particular purpose. Coniferous wood provides 91 percent of the fiber used in papermaking. The northern hemisphere […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1950 |
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Economic Feasibility of Synthetic Fiber Reinforced Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
Use of synthetic materials to reinforce wood has been discussed in numerous research papers dating from the early 1960s. It has been largely unfeasible to implement this material concept for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Economic Feasibility Study: Composite Panel Complex in Georgia
The Economic Development Laboratory, Engineering Experiment Station, Georgia Institute of Technology, conducted a study program to consider the feasibility of utilizing the rich timber resources in a 25-county area in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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Economic Growth Goal for Timber in the Southeast
A static, long run economic model of timber demand and supply was used to ascertain an economic growth goal for timber in the Southeast. The potential supply of timber was […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
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Economic impact of plantation timber inputs on dimension lumber production a case study
The economic impact of using 35-year-old loblolly pine plantation timber for dimension lumber production is evaluated through a case study involving a chip-n-saw (CNS) operation in Alabama. Results of the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Economic Perspective on Harvesting and Physical Constraints on Utilizing Small, Dead Lodgepole Pine
This research was conducted in order to evaluate the practicality and potential for harvesting and utilizing small, dead lodgepole pine. Small diameter, dead lodgepole pine occurs in concentrated areas in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Economics of Debarking Redwood Logs
An analysis of the benefits of whole-log debarking of redwood logs showed that the cost of debarking was more than recovered in the sawmilling operation in terms of greater production, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Economics of Plywood Production in the Southern Pine Region
A linear programming model was developed for a southern pine plywood plant. An objective function was defined to maximize the net revenue of the plant when supplied operating activities and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Edge-Glued Dimension Lumber from Low-Grade Southern-Pine
Edge-glued beams were made from laminae of 2 by 4 (No. 3) and 2 by 6 (No. 2) southern pine dimension lumber of known modulus of elasticity. Four groups of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Edge-Gluing Douglas-Fir Lumber to Improve Strength Properties
Nineteen groups (samples) of Douglas-fir 2-inch lumber specimens were fabricated by edge-gluing a strip of clear wood (usually 1-in. wide) on each edge. Finished nominal sizes of specimens were 2 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Edge-Gluing Unseasoned Spruce-Pine-Fir Lumber Using a Preheating Method
Temperature profile curves were measured for both dry and unseasoned western spruce heated in an oven at temperatures of 100?, 125?, 150?, and 175?C. The temperature curves showed the heat […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Effect of 180 years of service on various physical and mechanical properties of salvaged Crimean juniper wood
In this study, various physical and mechanical properties of Crimean juniper (Juniper excelsa L.) wood, salvaged from the roof of a demolished warehouse used for 180 years, were determined and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Effect of a Penta Emulsion on the Service Life of Douglas-Fir, Heartwood Posts
After 204 months, the condition of Douglas fir heartwood posts which had either been untreated, treated by a 48-hour soak in 5 percent pentachlorophenol, or treated by a 1/4- or […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Effect of Accelerated Fixation on Decay of CCA-Treated Wood
Hardwood (birch) and softwood (southern yellow pine) stakes were treated with chromated copper arsenate and fixed either at room temperature or by steaming. These stakes were subjected to testing in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Effect of Alkaline Treatment on Decay Resistance of Wood
Laboratory tests were undertaken to determine if decay resistance of wood could be improved by alkaline treatment without heat and if a short soaking treatment could be effective. The wood […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Effect of Aphid Infestation on Properties of Grand Fir
Aphid-infested wood of grand fir is shown to have the properties of compression wood. Thus a prolonged, widespread aphid infestation would be detrimental to the quality of wood produced in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Effect of Chemical Treatment on Seasoning Stain in Redwood
In this study, the potentialities and limitations of chemical and physical surface treatments to diminish the seasoning stain of redwood were investigated. All treatments were most effective at pH 3.5. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Effect of Chip Freezing on Quality of Ring-Cut Flakes
This study concerned ring flaking of frozen chips of three wood species from the northern United States. Frozen chips were expected to yield flakes with a higher proportion of fines […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Effect of damage on the grade yield of recycled lumber
In the past, building disposal has focused on demolition. However, there is an increased interest in finding a more environmentally acceptable means of disposal that focuses on material recovery and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |
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Effect of Delay Between Treatment and Drying on Toughness of CCA-Treated Southern Pine
Small clear specimens of southern pine were treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) type C preservative, maintained in a saturated condition for various periods of time (time delay), and dried […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |