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Static Bending Properties of Structural Wood-Base Panels: Large-Panel Versus Small-Specimen Tests
The use of small-specimen bending tests on some particle panel products may be inappropriate because the relative size of the specimen and wood elements in the panel (wafers, flakes, strands) […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Status of Com-Ply Floor Joist Research
COM-PLY, is a structural sandwich product with a core of particleboard between layers of parallel-laminated veneer. Forest resource studies show that trees provide a sufficient volume and grade of veneer […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Status of Structural Design for Light Frame Structures
This paper reviews recent engineering advances in the field of light frame construction and the extent to which these changes are accepted by officials in the housing field. Changes in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Steam-Press Process for Curing Phenolic-Bonded Particleboard
A new pressing process has been developed to cure phenolic-bonded particleboard in a very short press time. This new process involves the injection of high-pressure steam through the mat surface […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Steel-Reinforced Wood Beam Design
A method for calculating the deflection, stresses and fastener loads in a steel-reinforced wood beam is explained. The deflection values so obtained for beams made from commercially S-DRY and S-GRN […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1975 |
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Stochastic Model for Simulating the Distribution of Modulus of Elasticity Values in Samples of MSR Lumber
A stochastic model of the machine-stress-rated (MSR) lumber grading system is described. Pieces of lumber are represented in the model by their associated average modulus of elasticity (E). The model […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Straight Studs from Southern Pine Veneer Cores and Cordwood
Seven alternate processes for converting southern pine veneer cores into 8-foot studs were studied for strength and elastic modulus in flatwise bending, edgewise bending, full-length compression, and full-length tension; regression […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Strain Behavior of Wood Subjected to Repetitive Stressing in Tension Parallel to the Grain
This report presents the results of investigations on the effect of stress level on strain behavior for three tropical woods stressed in tension parallel to the grain. The species include […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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Strength and Dimensional Properties of Hickory Flakeboard
Preliminary investigation based on limited observation suggests that hickory flakeboards with generally favorable strength and dimensional properties may be produced in a density range of 44-48 lbs./cu.ft. The surface characteristics […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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Strength and Elastic Properties of Two-Species Laminated Wood Beams
A series of tests were performed to determine the validity of the transformed section (transformation theory) principle of calculating the strength and elastic properties of two-species beams. The test was […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Strength and Elastic Properties of Wood in Transverse Compression
New developments in manufacturing and in nondestructive testing of wood have created a demand for information about the mechanical properties of wood in transverse compression. Specimen geometry and moisture content […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Strength and Related Properties of Oglethorpe Oak
Specific gravity (SG), shrinkage, growth rate, and selected mechanical properties of Oglethorpe oak were determined. SG decreases with height in the tree. Compressive strengths are correlated with SG in green […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Strength and Related Properties of Plantation Red Pine Grown in Indiana
Little is known of the strength properties of red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) grown outside its natural range in the Central States Region. This paper reports the results of strength […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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Strength and Rheological Properties of Particleboard as Affected By Moisture Content and Sorption
Specimens were prepared from three-layer commercially manufactured Douglas-fir particleboard of disintegrated, flaked particles. Urea- and phenol-formaldehyde-bonded boards having 0.65 nominal specific gravity values were used. Resin content was 8.0 percent […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Strength and Stiffness of Clear Douglas-Fir Exposed to the Mount St. Helens Volcanic Eruption
The objective of this study was to determine thermal and blast effects of the Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption on the clear bending strength and stiffness of Douglas-fir. Analysis of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Strength and Stiffness of Composite Floor Joists
The study showed that composite joists made with oriented flakeboard cores are superior in strength and stiffness to joists made with randomly oriented particleboard cores. Joists with oriented flakeboard cores […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Strength and Stiffness of Red Alder and Bigleaf Maple Pallet Materials
Samples of deckboards and stringers of Pacific Northwest red alder and bigleaf maple were tested in static bending to determine strength and stiffness properties useful in pallet designing. Deckboard modulus […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Strength and Stiffness of Roof Diaphragms with Different Percentages of the Decking Edge-Glued
Four 20- by 60-toot sections, sheathed with nominal 3-inch laminated decking, were tested in lateral loading as diaphragms. Design of all roof sections was similar except for the different amounts […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Strength and Stiffness of Walls with Wood and Steel Studs
Maximum deflections, stresses, and slips at service loads and at ultimate loads of wood-stud walls were compared to those of steel-stud walls. Full-size walls, built according to current construction practices, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Strength Characteristics of Two-Ply Vertically Laminated Beams of Southern Pine
Two-ply vertically laminated beams were made from southern pine No. 2 boards, which have defect characteristics similar to No. 3 dimension lumber. Fabrication variables were nail-laminating, mastic adhesive, and phenol-resorcinol […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Strength Loss in Small Clear Specimens of Beetle-Killed Southern Pine
Beetle-killed shortleaf and loblolly pine trees with known dates of foliage fade, as normal healthy trees, were harvested and processed into lumber. Small clear specimens were prepared from the lumber […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Strength Loss in Southern Pine Poles Damaged By Woodpeckers
Eighteen 50-foot, class -2 creosoted southern pine poles were broken in field tests to determine the effect of woodpecker damage on strength. The percent of cross-sectional area of wood removed […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Strength of Beams with Laminae Located According to Stiffness
Southern pine veneers 1/3 inch thick were assembled into beams containing 21 laminae located with the stiffest on the outside and the most limber in the center. Modulus of elasticity […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Strength of Fabricated Joists with Flanges of Minimally Machined Whole Or Half Stems of Lodgepole Pine
When loaded at 7 to 10 percent moisture content in edgewise flexure, over a 15-foot span, with load points 40 inches apart and symmetrical about the midlength of the joist, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Strength of Nailed Wood Joints Subjected to Dynamic Load
Design criteria for lateral resistance of nailed joints are based on static load tests, whereas earthquake and wind produce dynamic loads on structures. This study compares lateral nail resistance determined […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |