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A Climate Index for Estimating Potential for Decay in Wood Structures Above Ground
A formula, based on standard U.S. Weather Bureau summaries, was developed to yield an index of the relative potential of a climate to promote decay of off-the-ground wood structures. Experimental […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1980 | |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1980 | |
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A comparative analysis of sawmilling productivity on the British Columbia coast and in the U.S. Douglas-fir region: 1957 to 1982
This paper compares levels and trends in total factor productivities in the sawmilling industries of the British Columbia coast and the U.S. Douglas-fir region (Pacific Northwest westside). During the period […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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A comparative economic analysis of automated and conventional hardwood lumber processing systems
Earlier economic model analyses of an Automated Lumber Processing System (ALPS) are extended by comparing six ALPS system options with three conventional system options. The automated systems look at the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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A comparative study of wood highway sound barriers
Prototype designs for wood highway sound barriers meeting the multiple criteria of structural integrity, acoustic effectiveness, durability, and potential for public acceptance have been developed. Existing installations of wood sound […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2002 |
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A Comparison of Cutting Patterns for a Track-Type Feller-Buncher
Developing operational efficiencies for highly capitalized harvesting equipment is an important factor for maintaining profitability. This study explores several alternatives for increasing the efficiency of a track-type feller-buncher with a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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A Comparison of Drying Strategies for SprucePineFir Dimension Lumber
Mills producing sprucepinefir (SPF) dimension lumber are required to carry out heat treatment before shipping the lumber to markets. Kiln drying/heat treatment is the most common strategy for drying SPF […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2011 |
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A Comparison of Factors Affecting Power for Abrasive and Knife Planing of Hardwoods
Basswood, yellow-poplar, red oak, and hickory were abrasive and knife-planed at 8, 14, and 20 percent moisture content. The abrasive planer machine variables were grit size, depth of cut, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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A Comparison of Geometry Effect on Tensile Testing of Wood Strands
There is currently no ASTM standard for testing the tensile mechanical properties of strands used in wood-strandbased composites. In this study we compared the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) parallel to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2012 |
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A Comparison of Hardboards Manufactured By Semidry-, Dry-, and Wet-Formed Processes
The semidry-formed process was investigated as a possible alternative to the wet- and dry-forming processes of manufacturing hardboards. The objective was to improve performance and/or reduce the amount of resin […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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A comparison of high speed steels for wood machining
A number of high speed steels (HSS’s) and heat treatment combinations can be applied to wood machining. Seven HSS’s heat treated at two hardness levels were applied In a tool […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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A comparison of kiln-drying schedules and quality outcomes for 4/4thickness black cherry lumber sawn from small-diameter logs
With high stumpage prices, many sawmills are interested in the feasibility of processing smaller diameter hardwood logs. Most of these mills do not know the lumber yield, lumber grade, or […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2008 |
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A Comparison of Method of Evaluating Exterior Natural Finishes
The purpose of this study was to investigate six quantitative techniques in order to obtain a test method that would yield measurable data to agree with a visual durability rating […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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A comparison of methods for measuring hazardous air pollutants from lumber dry kilns
NCASI Methods 98.01 and 105 for measuring the emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from lumber dry kilns were compared by taking 56 matched samples from kiln gas while several […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2008 |
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A Comparison of Motor-Manual Cleaning Methods on the Norwegian West Coast
Time consumption, heart rate, sagittal load moments for the low back, perceived exertion, and tool preferences were measured during motor-manual cleaning with chain saws and cleaning saws in western Norway. […]
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International Journal of Forest Engineering | 1997 |
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A comparison of multiple linear regression and quantile regression for modeling the internal bond of medium density fiberboard
Multiple linear regression (MLR) and quantile regression (QR) models were developed for the internal bond (IB) of medium density fiberboard (MDF). The data set that aligned the IB of MDF […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2008 |
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A Comparison of Sampling Methods for Measuring Residual Stand Damage from Commercial Thinning
Four sampling methods were compared for accuracy and ease of implementation in measuring residual stand damage. Data were collected from young Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stands, which were commercially thinned using […]
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International Journal of Forest Engineering | 2000 |
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A Comparison of Sampling Methods for Measuring Residual Stand Damage from Commercial Thinning
Four sampling methods were compared for accuracy and ease of implementation in measuring residual stand damage. Data were collected from young Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stands
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A Comparison of Skyline Harvesting Costs for Alternative Commercial Thinning Prescriptions
Harvesting production and costs were examined for three alternative silvicultural prescriptions at two sites in the Coast Range of Oregon. Thirty-three-year-old Douglas fir stands were commercially thinned to residual densities […]
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A Comparison of Skyline Harvesting Costs for Alternative Commercial Thinning Prescriptions
Harvesting production and costs were examined for three alternative silvicultural prescriptions at two sites in the Coast Range of Oregon. Thirty-three-year-old Douglas fir stands were commercially thinned to residual densities […]
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International Journal of Forest Engineering | 1996 |
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A comparison of some physical and mechanical properties of full-sib and half-sib loblolly pines
Thirty-one, 14-year-old, full-sibling loblolly pines from a seed orchard were tested for physical and mechanical properties. The variability of the full-sib samples was compared to that of 15-year-old, half-sibling loblolly […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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A comparison of stumpage valuation methods for procuring wood used in linerboard production
Strategies for the procurement of pulpwood are most often derived for each species of interest. An application of residual valuation, an indirect approach to stumpage valuation, is demonstrated that accounts […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1998 |
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A comparison of the shear strength of structural composite lumber using torsion and shear block tests
The objective of this study was to compare the shear strength of structural composite lumber (SCL) based on shear block to that of shear strength based on torsion test. Shear […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2005 |