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Effect of Resin Content and Density on Acoustic Emission from Particleboard During Internal Bond Testing
Handmade particleboard, representing a wide range of density and resin levels, was tested for internal bond (IB) while monitored for acoustic emission (AE) events. The 175-kHz AE sensor was mounted […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Effect of Shock Loading from Series Testing on Tensile Strength of Lumber and Connector Systems
Knowing the time-dependent strength characteristics of lumber will help promote more efficient use of our timber resource. A very important characteristic is duration of load in tension. Unfortunately, insufficient information […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Effect of Size on Tensile Strength of Clear Douglas-Fir and Hem-Fir Dimension Lumber
Nominal 2- by 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-inch clear, coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) and hem-fir (Tsuga heterophylla [Taf.] Sarg.) and (Abies spp.) dimension lumber was seasoned to 10 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Effect of Some Process Variables on the Paint Absorption of Hardboard, Evaluated By Various Methods
Under standardized conditions, the gloss of a painted hardboard can be a measure of paint absorption. In a production system, one-sided oil or water absorption can be an easy method […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Effect of Tolerance on Selection Efficiency of Nondestructive Strength Test of Wood
For some uses of wood, the consequences of a failure may be very serious, because human hazard may be involved. Under these circumstances an infallible test with no tolerance is […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Effect of veneer quality and specimen type on compression properties of southern pine plywood in dry and wet conditions
Experimental evidence from 2- by 2- by 8-inch specimens and statistical analysis indicate that compressive stiffness of the different specimen types investigated are significantly different for specimens with different grades […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1987 |
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Effect of Ventilation Rate and Board Loading on Formaldehyde Concentration: A Critical Review of the Literature
A critical literature review has been carried out on the influence of ventilation rate (N, hr.-1) and board loading (L, m2/m3) on steady state formaldehyde concentrations (Cs, ppm) resulting from […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Effectiveness of Groundline Treatments of Creosoted Pine Poles Under Tropical Exposure
Three proprietary groundline wood preservative formulations were applied to, weathered southern yellow pine pole stubs which had been treated with creosote. Fluoride-creosote, fluoride-arsenic, and pentachlorophenol gel compounds were studied to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Effects of Several Test Variables on Evaluation of Particleboard Abrasiveness
The effects of number of cuts (degree of knife dulling), depth of cut, knife hardness, and knife-sharpening techniques on evaluation of the abrasiveness of particleboard were studied. The experimental procedure […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Effects of Test Methods and Exposure Conditions on Lateral Nail and Staple Resistance of Wood-Base Panel Materials
Three test methods were compared as to their suitability for determining the lateral nail resistance of wood-base panel materials: the standard ASTM Dl037 method, the American Plywood Association (APA) performance […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Effects of Two Methods of Accelerated Aging on Strength and Stiffness of Composite Structural Lumber
COM-PLY truss lumber produced in a pilot plant was tested for durability by using two different accelerated aging procedures: the ASTM D 1037 6-cycle accelerated aging test and 6 cycles […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Electrical Resistance Strain Gages: Their Zero Shift When Bonded to Wood
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the common problem of zero shift of electrical resistance strain gages used on wood. This phenomenon refers to the change in resistance […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Emission of Formaldehyde By Particleboard: Effect of Ventilation Rate and Loading on Air-Contamination Levels
Dynamic tests for determining the formaldehyde emission behavior of UF-bonded boards involve the measurement of formaldehyde concentration in the air within a vessel which contains a specified board loading L […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
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Engineered Wood Structures
The information explosion with regard to the physical and mechanical properties of wood are reviewed and the author warns that hasty applications of some of this new information may tend […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Epoxy-Resin Adhesives for Gluing Wood
Fifteen commercial epoxy-resin adhesives and 23 laboratory modifications of one commercial resin were evaluated as wood glues by conducting block shear tests with hard maple (in accordance with ASTM D […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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Equipment for Conditioning and Testing Wood in Small Plants
Describes and discusses the following items of equipment: metric balance, drying oven, immersion tanks and coating equipment, electric moisture meter, sling psychrometer, scales and rules, calipers and micrometers, slope of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Estimating Preservative Treatability of Wood from Its Air-Flow Properties
Several approaches to testing the preservative treatability of wood were evaluated using five western softwood species. Available void volumes were measured with an apparatus consisting of a specimen chamber, a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Estimation of Urea-Formaldehyde and Melamine Resins in Particleboard
This paper deals with a method to assess the quality of particleboard by determining the resin content. Because nitrogen content of the wood used in particleboard manufacture seldom exceeds 0.1 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1967 |
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Evaluating of New Shear Property Test Methods for Thick Particleboard
The potential of particleboard as an engineering material is being more widely explored. Realization of this potential is coupled to the evaluation of the material’s engineering properties, including shear behavior. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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Evaluating Wood Failure in Plywood Shear By Optical Image Analysis
This exploratory study evaluates the potential of using an automatic image analysis method to measure percent wood failure in plywood shear specimens. The results suggest that this method may be […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Evaluating Wood Preservatives
While laboratory and accelerated field tests are useful for evaluating preservatives, they cannot duplicate the combination of exposure conditions for wood in service, and thus they cannot replace the more […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1951 |
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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 diffusible preservatives using an accelerated field simulator
An accelerated field simulator was used to evaluate the effectiveness of eight diffusible preservative chemicals in preventing fungal attack of wood. Test samples were treated with the diffusible chemicals and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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Evaluation of fire-retardant wood treated with poly-phosphatic carbamate using a cone calorimeter
In 1998, the Building Standard Law of Japan was revised to emphasize performance-based regulations rather than conventional conformity to specifications. The method of evaluating fire-retardant material was also changed and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2003 |
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Evaluation of Floor Finishes
Laboratory test methods for evaluating commercial floor materials suitable for use on maple, beech, and birch floors are summarized. Twelve tests are used to screen such materials to assure adequate […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |