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Field Procedure for Detecting Early Decay
This paper describes a technique for detecting early decay in wood members that is a useful tool for periodic inspection and maintenance of timber structures. The surface of the member […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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Fire Endurance of a Particleboard Decked Floor/Ceiling Assembly
Results of a standard ASTM E-119 test to determine the fire endurance of a full-size floor/ceiling specimen (13 ft. 9 in. by 17 ft.) utilizing a single layer of 1-inch-thick […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1987 | |
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First Replications Comparing Bond-Degrade-Accelerating Systems
This is the second paper of a series designed to study bond degrade accelerating tests (BDA). Eleven different BDA test specifications were studied. These involved steaming or water soaking often […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Formaldehyde Dynamic Air Contamination By Hardwood Plywood: Effects of Several Variables and Board Treatments
Small, edge-sealed specimens of an unfinished lauan plywood were subjected to dynamic (air ventilated) tests at a variety of board loadings (L) (m2 of board area per m3 of chamber […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Formaldehyde Emission from Particleboard and Plywood Paneling: Measurement, Mechanism, and Product Standards
A number of commercial pane products, primarily particleboard and hardwood plywood, were tested for their formaldehyde emission behavior using desiccator, perforator, and dynamic chamber methods. The results were analyzed in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Formaldehyde Emission from Particleboard–A New Method for Determination
A new method is described for the quantitative determination of formaldehyde in air, particularly formaldehyde emission from particleboard. A sample volume of 1 liter air is sufficient for analysis in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Formaldehyde Source Interaction Studies
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of various source combinations including wood products, urea-formaldehyde foam, and carpeting on chamber air space formaldehyde concentrations under dynamic sampling conditions. Results […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Full-Scale Testing and Structural Evaluation of a Truss-Framed Assembly
The truss-framed system can lead to greater efficiency in construction. In order to determine if conventional truss analysis techniques are applicable to this system, a full-scale assembly was evaluated under […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Geometry as An Independent Variable in Adhesive Joint Studies
The relationship of breaking strength of cross-lap glued specimens to adhesive bond quality was studied extensively in a series of experiments. Block thickness influenced strength values markedly suggesting that rheology […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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Grips for Tension Tests of Structural-Size Lumber
Standard methods have been established to test the tensile strength parallel to grain of small clear specimens of wood and of slightly larger specimens of glued end-jointed material. A limitation […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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Grips for Testing Lumber in Tension
This article describes grips designed for tension testing of full-size structural lumber without damaging the wood fiber. The grips are essentially U-shaped assemblies having heavy steel legs which are securely […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Hex-House . . . Weathering Test for Siding Products
An experimental accelerated weathering chamber is described. Advantages of the unit are that it allows use of larger specimens than a Weather-o-meter, which gives a more realistic exposure, and that […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Hexavalent chromium reduction in CCA-treated sawdust
A colorimetric assay using chromotrophic acid as an indicator for hexavalent chromium was developed. At room temperature, early complete chromium reduction occurred in CCA-C-treated sawdust within 4 hours in Douglas-fir […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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Hot Melt Adhesive Applicator Speeds Gluing of Internal Bond Test Specimens
Two models (consumer and industrial) of electrically heated hand-held adhesive applicators in which adhesive dispensing is actuated by squeezing a trigger were evaluated. A multipurpose hot melt adhesive having a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Hot Press Gluing of Hardboards to Douglas-Fir Veneers with Phenolic Resin Adhesives
Three types of hardboard, one each of the smooth two side-treated (I), screen back-treated (II), and screen back-standard board types (III), were selected. All hardboards and the Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga taxifolia […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Identifying White Oak Logs with Sodium Nitrite
Because red oak logs can spread oak wilt, the European Economic Community (EEC) requires that all oak logs imported from the eastern United States where oak wilt is found must […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Impact Loading Experimentation
This is a brief report of an impact loading test method. It evolved from experimentation leading to develop a test method which lends itself to analytical analysis and, as a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Improved Chromotropic Acid Determination of Formaldehyde Evolution from Wood Composites
A simple, rapid and precise method of determining formaldehyde evolved from ground, air-dried samples of urea- or phenolformaldehyde-bonded particleboards or plywood is described. The determination may be carried out at […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Improved Method for Linear Expansion Measurement in Hardboards
The determination of linear expansion in hardboards using the standard method is time-consuming, since two sets of lengths have to be measured after each of two moisture equilibriums. However, if […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Improved Microtechnique for Wood Tensile Strength and Related Properties
A discussion is presented of the techniques to prepare microtensile test specimens, which shows that a 2.5 by 100 mm rectangular section 100 microns thick is an improvement over the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Improved Technique for Determining the Volume of Irregularly Shaped Wood Blocks
An improved technique for determining volume to compute specific gravity of large irregularly shaped blocks of wood is described. The method requires one adapted balance and one operator instead of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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Improved Technique for Measuring Knife Check Effect on Rolling Shear
Describes a modified plywood shear test which clearly shows the different values obtained for open versus closed lathe check orientation. The veneer to be tested is bonded between two maple […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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In-Grade Testing–Problem Analysis
The present method of deriving allowable stresses has recently been subjected to serious scrutiny and been found to be deficient in several respects. An alternative method of obtaining allowable stresses […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Industrial Uses of An Automatic Machine for Glue Bond Testing
A fully automatic, rapid cycle delamination test machine was developed and evaluated by the authors. A cycle consisting of a 2 hour vacuum soaking period, a 2 hour atmospheric pressure […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |