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Mechanical Fastening of Wood (Two Studies At VPI & SU)
The research on the performance of helically fluted and threaded nails, and some polymer-coated staples in cottonwood, and Douglas-fir confirms the importance of fastener type, size, and quality on joint […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Mechanical properties of lodgepole pine containing beetle-transmitted blue stain
A study was conducted to compare the toughness, bending modulus of rupture (MOR), bending modulus of elasticity (MOE), and truss plate connector grip capacity in tension, between wood infected with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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Mechanical properties of lodgepole pine: 6- and 9-inch diameter stems
A large study entitled ?Gross characteristics of lodgepole pine trees in North America? (10), and a study entitled ?Mechanical properties of lodgepole pine: 3-inch diameter stems? (13) have been completed […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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Mechanical Pulping of Southern Pine Wood
High resin content, high summerwood content, and susceptibility to blue stain have been the source of major difficulties in attempts to produce satisfactory groundwood from southern pine. This paper reviews […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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Mechanical stress grading of dahurian larch structural lumber
The objective of this study was to test a method under development for signing allowable properties to foreign species graded by American Lumber Standard machine-stress-rated (MSR) rules. The method vas […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Mechanical Tests of Full-Sized Polymer Impregnated Timbers
Full-sized members (8 ft. long) were impregnated with methyl methacrylate (MMA). Lodgepole pine 2 by 6’s were tested in static bending and tension. Ponderosa pine 4 by 6’s were tested […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Mechanics of Compression Drying Solid Wood Cubes and Chip Mats
Wood cubes and chip mats were compressed in a cell under ram face pressures to 13,000 psi. The amount of water removed was determined for a range of species of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Mechanism for Feeding Lumber Into a Multiple-Saw Lumber Trimmer
A means for loading a multiple-saw trimmer is essential for maximum production. This device is simple, accurate, effective, and has few moving parts. It is timed with the trimmer log […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Mechanism of Electrical Conduction in Wood
In this paper the authors apply to wood a recent hypothesis regarding electrical conduction in textile fibers. They present and examine the proposal that the large increases in electrical conductivity […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Mechanized Piling During Pine Plantation Thinning
Piling cut bolts is necessary when utilizing forwarders during southern pine plantation thinning. Although often done manually, piling may also be accomplished using machinery. In particular, a small three-wheeled machine, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Medium density fiberboard made from phenolic resin and wood residues of mixed species
Medium density fiberboard (MDF) (or medium density hardboard) made from steam-pressure-refined wood residues (a mixture of 70% hardwoods and 30% softwood species) met most of the specifications required for service […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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Methods of Nailing and Adhesive Consistency Affect the Strength of Nailed-Glued Construction Joints
The shear strengths of plywood-to-lumber joints, nail-glued with two elastomeric construction adhesives of high quality, were affected to varying degrees by methods of nailing, depending upon consistencies of the adhesives. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Micro Lam: Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber
MICRO-LAM is a commercially manufactured structural material made by continuously laminating rotary-peeled Douglas-fir veneer. Strength and stiffness properties of this material are outlined, and various structural applications as truss chords, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Microscopic Examination of Pressure-Treated Wood
A variety of softwoods and hardwoods were pressure treated with creosote or pentachlorophenol dissolved in aromatic gas oil. They were sectioned for microscopical examination and photographed in color. Creosote and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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Microwave Drying of Ponderosa Pine Cross-Sectional Disks
Disks 1 and 2 inches thick and 12 inches in diameter cut from a ponderosa pine tree were stored in a water bath which increased their MC from 100 to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Military Marine Wood Usage — Marine Laminating
Marine laminating is an exact technical art born of World War II shipbuilding needs for large, high quality structural timbers. It is becoming increasingly difficult to meet the requirements for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1951 |
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Milling Redwood Bark
Redwood bark fiber was studied as a furnish for insulation board as far back as 1929. Trials since then with disc refiners, hammermills, attrition mills, screw presses, and defibrators are […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Minimizing Face Checking of Plywood
A study of face checking in cold-pressed Douglas-fir plywood examined the contributing effects of grain (coarse, fine), quality of peel, (lathe check depth), moisture content at time of manufacture, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Minimizing Wood Surface Inactivation At High Temperatures By Boron Compounds
Surface applications of borax and boric-acid-water solutions to freshly peeled coniferous wood veneers are found to be effective for reducing over-drying-induced bonding difficulty of the veneers. The efficiency of this […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1975 |
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Modeling lumber manufacturing processes using Monte Carlo computer simulation
Current methods for calculating lumber target size have been developed on the assumption that shrinkage, planer allowance, and finished lumber size are all constants. These methods do not allow for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Modelling jack pine lumber value recovery in relation to tree characteristics using Optitek simulation
This study intended to link tree characteristics to lumber value yield in jack pine. A sample of 154 jack pine trees was measured and scanned, and then sawing was simulated […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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Modified Barks as Scavengers for Heavy Metal Ions
Several barks have been found to be effective scavengers of toxic heavy metal ions, but some bleed enough color from aqueous solutions as to render them unusable. Contacting these barks […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Modified Mercury Immersion Method in Determining Specific Gravity of Small, Irregular Wood Specimens
This paper reports a modified mercury immersion method in which a given pressure is created on the mercury to insure good contact with the wood at all points including jagged […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Modulus of Elasticity Distribution of Loblolly Pine Veneer as Related to Location Within the Stem and Specific Gravity
Composite structural members using veneer faces over particleboard cores have the potential of increasing the volume of structural products derived from forest stands. The modulus of elasticity (MOE) of the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Moisture and the Wood of the Southern Pines
This paper is concerned with the relations of moisture to wood of longleaf pine, shortleaf pine, loblolly pine, slash pine, pitch pine, pond pine, Virginia pine, table-mountain pine, sand pine, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |