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Evaluating Chemicals for Controlling Biodeterioration of Stored Wood Chips
Thirty chemicals and chemical mixtures were evaluated for their effectiveness in controlling fungal degrade in wood chips during outside storage. The chemicals were chos en for their biocidal potential and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Evaluating Dead Lodgepole Pine for Products
Dead lodgepole pine is a resource currently abundant in the intermountain West. Possible uses for dead pine range from small power poles to fuel and fiber. Values for products that […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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Evaluating pruned sawlog quality and assessing sawmill recoveries in New Zealand
Pruned plantation-grown timber crops, principally radiata pine, have now reached maturity and are being harvested on a large scale in New Zealand. Pruned sawlogs are being milled domestically and also […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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Evaluating the bending properties of clear wood specimens produced from small-diameter ponderosa pine trees
The bending properties of clearwood test specimens produced from small-diameter pine trees were evaluated to provide a basis for determining how to better utilize this resource. Specimens (16 in by […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2005 |
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Evaluating two methods of coping with tree shear damage at the sawmill
Damage to sawlogs caused by hydraulic tree shears has made that method of tree felling increasingly unpopular with sawmill managers in British Columbia. A study was made of different methods […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1987 |
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Evaluation of a Method for Testing Adhesive-Preservative Compatibility
The current method for testing the compatibility of adhesive-preservative systems used in glulam timbers has not recently been correlated with actual performance. The historically used two-cycle soak-dry delamination method is […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Evaluation of a radio-frequency/vacuum dryer for eradicating the pinewood nematode in green sawn wood
Three exploratory drying runs were carried out to evaluate a radio-frequency/vacuum (RF/V) kiln for the eradication of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. The unit was equipped with parallel electrodes operating […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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Evaluation of a reduced section modulus model for determining effects of incising on bending strength and stiffness of structural lumber
A quantitative model is presented for evaluating the effects of incising on the bending strength and stiffness of structural dimension lumber. This model is based on the premise that bending […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2005 |
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Evaluation of combinations of low hazard biocides in controlling mold and stain fungi on southern pine
Two laboratory methods and a field test were used in this study. An initial lab test was used to rapidly screen a large number of potential biocides. The formulations that […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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Evaluation of creep behavior of structural lumber in a natural environment
Creep behavior of structural lumber is being observed over time in a natural environment at the Forest Research Laboratory of Oregon State University. In a bending test, 20 Douglas-fir beams […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1997 |
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Evaluation of dahurian larch in mechanical connections
The objective of this research project was to evaluate the strength of several different types of mechanical connections using foreign lumber, dahurian larch from the Russian Far East. Nail, screw, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Evaluation of electric moisture meters on kiln-dried lumber
The secondary wood industry is becoming more concerned about the moisture content (MC) of the lumber they are using. Electric portable moisture meters are often used to check MCs. This […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1997 |
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Evaluation of Glued Laminated Beams of Eastern Spruce and Eastern Hemlock
Full-size glued laminated beams of eastern spruce and of eastern hemlock were tested to failure to obtain initial design data for these species. The beams were 20 feet long and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Evaluation of Lumber Properties in the United States and Their Application to Structural Research
A research program at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory is assessing the performance of light-frame structures. Evaluation of properties of structural lumber has been initiated using Douglas Fir and Southern […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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Evaluation of Models for Predicting Tensile Strength of 2- By 4-Inch Lumber
Several mathematical models offer potential grading criteria for tensile strength of lumber. Prediction efficiency, falldowns, and A/P ratio are used here to evaluate and compare the models. A common sample, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Evaluation of reduced-thickness studs
Reduced-thickness studs, measuring just 1-1/4 inches thick, are being manufactured and marketed by a northern Idaho sawmill company. The studs meet Western Wood Products Association grade standards for stress-rated boards, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Evaluation of the MOE of Norway spruce by the resonance flexure method
This report is a component of an ongoing study of methods to determine the modulus of elasticity (MOE) of wood. Dynamic methods provide rapid and accurate means to determine the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1997 |
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Examination By Sem of Plastic-Polymer Coated Nails
Scanning electron micrographs illustrate the contact between imbedded plastic-polymer coated nails and wood (southern pine and oak). In the micrographs, the coating can be observed adhering to the wood, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Experiments in Finland on Properties of Wood-Polymer Combinations
Large-scale tests of the physical properties of wood-polymer combinations during 4 years of research in Finland (1965-1969) indicate that birch WPC containing 40-50 percent polyester-styrene copolymerate hardened by gamma radiation […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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Experiments in Rotary Veneer Cutting
This report summarizes the results of tests on a number of woods to determine the effects of settings or adjustments of the lathe knife and nosebar on the quality of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1949 |
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Exploratory radio-frequency/vacuum drying of three B.C. coastal softwoods
Five exploratory drying runs were carried out in a commercial size (23 m3) radio-frequency/vacuum (RF/V) kiln. The species investigated were Pacific Coast hemlock, Douglas-fir, and western redcedar of different sizes […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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Exploratory Tests to Increase Preservative Penetration in Spruce and Aspen By Mold Infection
Exploratory tests were made of the effect of mold infection on absorption and penetration of an oil preservative in black spruce and aspen of fence-post size. Freshly cut black spruce […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Exploratory Trials with a Spiral-Head Chipper to Make Hardwood ”Fingerling” Chips for Ring Flakers
A new chipping machine has been designed for producing chips 2-1/2 inches long with cross sections 1-inch x 1-inch or less. These chips, when flaked in a ring-type flaker, produce […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Exploring the potential of using optical log scanners for predicting lumber grade
Swedish softwood sawmills have traditionally sorted logs into relatively homogeneous size classes to facilitate downstream production processes. Sorting is normally based on top-end diameter classes as determined by optical log […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Export Horizons for the U.S. Solid Wood Industry
The U.S. forest products industry has traditionally emphasized domestic rather than foreign markets. With increasing recognition that foreign markets provide additional profit opportunities and now account for over 10 percent […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |