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Performance of copper-naphthenate-treated poles in service
Copper-naphthenate-treated poles in service were inspected for deterioration, penetration, retention, and serviceability. The study included poles in all hazard zones in the United States. Poles installed by 12 different utilities […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2002 |
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Performance of Eastern Hemlock Wharf Timbers
A pathological examination was made on 27 wood specimens which were obtained from a total of 369 inspected round piles and squared timbers,and which had been installed 7 years previously […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Performance of gelatin-encapsulated methylisothiocyanate in Douglas-fir poles
The ability of gelatin-encapsulated methylisothiocyanate (MITC) to eliminate Basidiomycetes and prevent reinfestation by these fungi was evaluated in Douglas-fir poles treated with pentachlorophenol or chromated copper arsenate. The poles had […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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Performance of gelled, palletized, and liquid metham sodium as internal remedial treatments for Douglas-fir poles
The effectiveness of gelled metham sodium (40% sodium n-methyl-dithiocarbamate or NaMDC) against wood-degrading fungi was compared with that of conventional liquid metham sodium in a series of laboratory trials. Gelled […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1998 |
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Performance of gelled, palletized, and liquid metham sodium as internal remedial treatments for Douglas-fir poles
The effectiveness of gelled metham sodium (40% sodium n-methyl-dithiocarbamate or NaMDC) against wood-degrading fungi was compared with that of conventional liquid metham sodium in a series of laboratory trials. Gelled […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1998 |
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Performance of Laminated Preservative-Treated Railroad Bridge Stringers
Twenty-eight laminated bridge stringers were prepared from southern yellow pine lumber treated with Wolman salts to a dry salt retention of 0.3 lb. per cu. ft. or with creosote to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Performance of Mildewcides in a Semitransparent Stain Wood Finish
The mildewcidal properties of six commercially available chemicals were evaluated as additives at three concentrations in a semitransparent oil-base wood stain. Outdoor exposure data on test specimens at three locations […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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Performance of Several Western Woods as Roof Shingles with and Without On-Site Preservative Treatments
Untreated and nonpressure-treated shingles of western redcedar, sugar pine, west coast hemlock, and western larch were exposed to outdoor conditions intermediately favorable to decay of wood above the ground. After […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Performance of Western Wood Species as Crossties in Mainline Railroad Track
Crossties of nine Oregon wood species are being tested in mainline railroad tracks in California, Oregon, and Arizona. Climatic conditions and topography vary widely among the sites where the ties […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
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Performance Requirements for Exterior Laminated Veneer Lumber
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) has been commercially manufactured for several years. Most service applications have been for interior structural uses. Current growth is encompassing both exterior and interior uses. Exterior […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Permeability of Douglas-Fir in Oregon
Three Douglas-fir heartwood studs were collected from 29 Oregon mills during 1958 and the heartwood and sapwood from 18 other mills in 1959. In 1958, paired test specimens 1.2 inch […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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Permeability of White Spruce Wet Stored in Labrador
Poles of white spruce trees, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss., freshly cut in Goose Bay, Labrador, were subjected for 12 weeks during July, August and September of 1971 to ponding, sprinkling, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Persistence of Chloropicrin in Western Redcedar Poles
Five years after treatment with cloropicrin (trichloronitromethane), western redcedar sections maintained in a controlled environment were examined by open-tube and closed-tube bioassay methods in order to determine the long-term effectiveness […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Physical effects of the pulsation preservative treatment process on northeastern red spruce (Picea rubens. Sarg.)
Partially air-dry and green wood was treated using five different pulsation schedules (i.e., each had a different number of high pressure cycles and different peak pressures (200 or 300 psi […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Pole and Pile Foundations for Residential Housing in New Zealand
Pole and pile foundations have been in vogue in New Zealand for only 5 years but already are used in over a third of all new residential housing. The appeal […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
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Pole Strength Tests
The influence of greensalt and pentachlorophenol treatments on the static bending strength of a total of 395 southern pine poles is given for the years 1939, 1940, 1941, and 1946. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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Pollution Control in the Wood Preserving Industry. Part IV. Biological Methods of Treating Wastewater
The oxidation efficiency of pollutants in effluents from creosote treatments was studied using activated-sludge, trickling-filter, and soil-percolation processes. Design criteria based on the results obtained are presented. In a related […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Pollution Control in the Wood-Preserving Industry Part II. In-Plant Process Changes and Sanitation
Reductions in the quantity and oxygen content of wastewater from wood preserving plants resulting from changes in steam conditioning, improvement in efficiency of oil recovery, and plant sanitation practices were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Pollution Control in the Wood-Preserving Industry. Part III: Chemical and Physical Methods of Treating Wastewater
Results of studies on wastewater from the wood-preserving industry show that significant reductions in the oxygen demand and phenolic content of this type of waste can be achieved by primary […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Poria Radiculosa, a Creosote-Tolerant Organism
In an examination in 1947 of cresoted “pile bottoms” that had been removed from service after about 10 years, it was observed that the predominant organism in evidence was one […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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Post Incising Machine Design
Hot and cold bath preservative treatment of tropical hardwood posts gave insufficient penetration in six of 13 species. Penetration after incising increased from 0.3 to 0.8 inches. On a 3-inch […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1967 |
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Potential for the use of hydroxylamine derivatives as wood preservatives
The potential of 17 hydroxylamine derivatives as wood preservatives was assessed on ponderosa pine sapwood blocks exposed to one of two decay fungi: Gloeophyllum trabeum or Trametes versicolor. Weight losses […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2003 |
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Predicting boron diffusion in wood from surface sorption
Constant radial diffusion coefficients of boron through southern pine (Pinus spp.) were determined from the total amount of boron diffusing through wood and the amount of boron remaining on the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2002 |
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Preliminary field trials using the solid fumigant Basamid amended with selected additives
The effect of selected additives on decomposition of Basamid (3,5-dimethyltetrahydro-1,3,5,2H-thiadiazine-2-thione) to methylisothiocyanate (MITC), a potent fungicide for remedial control of wood decay, was evaluated in Douglas-fir pole stubs over 2 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Preliminary Report on An Accelerated Soil-Burial Test Method for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Proprietary Wood Preservatives Applied By Nonpressure Methods
The Pesticide Regulation Section, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, is responsible for assaying claims made for wood preservatives. The report describes a test procedure for relatively quickly evaluating preservative chemicals sold […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |