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Tensile Strength Perpendicular to Grain as a Function of Moisture Content in California Black Oak
California black oak was found to be high in tensile strength and stiffness perpendicular to the grain. The relationship between moisture content and tensile-strength properties perpendicular to the grain is […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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Tension Proof Loading of Lam Stock for Laminated Beams
In two experiments, high-stress tension laminations for 17 Douglas-fir beams were proof loaded in tension before the beams were laminated. The beams were 10-12 inches deep and 16 feet long. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Tension, Compression, and Shear Properties of Waferboard from Small-Specimen Tests
Tension, compression, and shear properties of three waferboards and one additional phenolic-bonded flakeboard, all commercial products, were determined by test methods in ASTM Standards D 1037 and D 3044. Tensile […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Testing and Evaluating Procedures for Building Boards
A need for a composite test procedure for all types of building board products–insulation board, hardboard, and particleboard–is evident because of the expanded uses and the additional classes or types […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Testing Wood Doors for Stability and Strength
Methods of testing doors are of three general types: stability tests, strength tests, and impact tests. The stability tests include exposure to changing moisture conditions and exposure to differential moisture […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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Tests and Properties of Tropical Woods
In contrast to the relatively limited number of domestic wood species, it is conservatively estimated that in the forests of Central and South America alone, there are over 10,000 tree […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1951 |
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The 1985 USDA Competitive Research Grants Program in Improved Utilization of Wood and Wood Fiber–Background and Results
Competitive funding was introduced into forest products research for the first time in 1985. In 1985, 28 grants for a total of $3,764,376 were awarded. Factors significant in successful and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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The Auxiliary Properties of Fire-Retardant Treated Wood
The development of an all-weather, fire-retardant treatment for wood products actually began its initial phase in the mid 1950’s with the general acceptance of conventional fire-retardant treatments in model building […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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The effect of age at harvest on bending and tensile properties of loblolly pine from the coastal plain
The effect of rotation age on strength and stiffness of lumber produced from unthinned loblolly pine stands in the Coastal Plain of Georgia was examined. Six stands representing 22-, 28-, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1997 |
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The Effect of Anatomy on the Initial Stress-Strain Relationship in Transverse Compression
Four species were selected on the basis if anatomical characteristics to study anatomical effects on the shape of the stress-strain curve in both radial and tangential compression perpendicular to the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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The Effect of Aspen Bark from Butt and Upper Logs on the Physical Properties of Wafer-Type and Flake-Type Particleboards
The effect of adding aspen bark from butt, middle, and top logs of two 11 inch DBH aspen trees on the physical properties of 42 lb/ft3 phenolic-bonded flake-type and wafer-type […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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The Effect of Boring Speed and Feed Rate on the Strength of Glued Dowel Joints in Tension
Extensive tests were made to determine the effect of boring speed and feed speed on the strength of glued dowel joints. The experimental work was performed on specimen holes bored […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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The Effect of Drying Conditions on Strength of Coast-Type Douglas-Fir
A series of Douglas-fir specimens from the same material were air-dried, kiln-dried, and dried in organic vapors. Study was made of effects of various temperatures on drying rate, hygroscopicity, modulus […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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The Effect of Glue-Line Properties on the Strength of Thin Veneer Laminates
A comparison was made of the Young’s static modulus of elasticity in bending of yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) beams laminated with veneers of various thicknesses and bonded with a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1950 |
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The Impregnation of Wood to Impart Resistance to Alkali and Acid
A process was developed for impregnating wood with furfuryl alcohol resins to make wood resistant to both acid and alkali. Effects of impregnation on wood properties are discussed and uses […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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The Inelastic Behavior of Wood: A New Concept for Improved Panel Forming Processes
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of temperature, moisture content, direction of test (radial and tangential), and strain level on the inelastic behavior of wood in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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The Influence of Temperature on Creep in Wood
Creep and creep recovery tests in bending were conducted on eastern white pine, western redcedar, and sugar maple. Six specimens from each species were all side-matched and machined to 1 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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The mechanical properties of boards treated with vapor boron
Several mechanical properties of medium density fiberboard (MDF), particleboard, and oriented strandboard (OSB) were investigated after the boards were treated to two retention levels of boric acid applied with a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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The Minnesota Shear Test
The Minnesota Shear Test (MST) enables quick, simple, and quantitative determination of the wet or dry internal strength of the weakest plane of 0.25 inch (6.4 mm) and thicker wood […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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The Notched Beam Shear Test for Wood
Discusses development of a laterally notched beam specimen for determining the shear strength of wood, and compares the strength values obtained from this test and from the standard shear test […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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The Peculiarity of Compression of Conifers in Radial Direction
Formulas used in the case of homogeneous materials have given satisfactory results in most directions where the continuity of certain density layers exist. However, in the radial direction, this is […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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The Relation of Mechanical Properties of Wood and Nosebar Pressure in the Production of Veneer
Research reported in this paper attempts to establish what takes place when wood is cut into veneer by the rotary-cutting process, particularly the relationships between the mechanical properties of wood […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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The Relationship Between the Cutting Properties of Wood and Its Physical and Mechanical Properties
The validity of the postulate that the indentation phase of cutting in a plane perpendicular to the grain may be terminated by failure in tension parallel to the grain, has […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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The Relationships Between Torsion-Shear and Other Strength Properties of Particleboard
Twenty-one commercial particleboards of widely differing manufacturing processes, densities (28 to 42 lb./ft.3) and thicknesses (1/2 to 1-1/8 inch) made by seven Canadian manufacturers were used to study the correlations […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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The Screw-Holding Power of Veneered and Laminated Wood Panels
Solid wood, plywood, lumber-core, and laminated panels were examined to compare screw-holding power. In a preliminary trial the holding power of the veneered panels was higher than that of solid […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |