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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 |
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A comparison of the treatability of southern yellow pine to five Appalachian hardwoods
The preservative treatment variability of many hardwood species is one of the key stumbling blocks to their wider use in high biodeterioration situations, except for railway ties treated with creosote. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |
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A Comparison of Treating Characteristics of Pentachlorophenol Petroleum Solutions and Coal Tar Creosote in the Pressure Treatment of Southern Yellow Pine Poles
Six 35-foot southern yellow pine poles with 6 inch tips obtained near Brookhaven, Mississippi, were commercially treated with type 202E and creosote preservatives. The poles were cut in half, one […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1951 |
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A method for the prevention of wood decay from nail penetration
Durability of yellow-poplar and American beech treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) was evaluated in field plots in West Virginia and Mississippi. Stakes were vacuum-pressure treated with CCA Type-C (CCA-C) […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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A Modified Method for the Preservative Treatment of Southern Pine Fence Posts
The tests here reported were made to ascertain what influence difference in relative density and growth rate of loblolly pine posts treated under low pressure at short times had on […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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A New Method for Long Term Preservation of Wood By Chemical Modification
The process which is the subject of this paper is based on the use of copper formate. When the reaction between copper formate and wood is complete, the copper is […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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A New Method for Testing Treated Wood Specimens
For 4 years the Norwegian Forest Research Institute has tested an “upon the ground” wood specimen test method. Stakes are placed flat so the entire under surface is in contact […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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A New Method of Applying Pentachlorophenol to Wood in Place
The procedure for applying a thickened emulsion form of a penta-petroleum solution is described in U.S. Patent No. 2,708,640 and is known as the Davis Patent. The trade name for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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A New Water-Borne Preservative: Ammonium-Copper Pentachlorophenolate
The generally recommended composition of Ammonium-copper pentachlorophenolate (ACP-Preservative) for pressure treatment is: sodium pentachlorophenolate, 0.5 percent by weight, copper sulfate, 1.0 percent by weight; potassium or sodium dichromate, 0.5 percent […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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A New Wood Preserving Process
Examining the criteria for an ideal wood preservative treatment suggested the idea of a dry preservative dissolved in a completely recoverable carrier–a carrier which was a gas under ordinary conditions […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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A preliminary report on the wood preservative properties of phenylboronic acid
The activity of phenylboronic acid (C6H5B(OH)2) (PBA) against two wood decay fungi, Trametes versicolor (Linnaeus et Fries) Pilat (ATCC 12679 isolate) and Postia placenta (Fries) M. Larsen et Lombard (ATCC […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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A review of wood crosstie performance
Studies indicate that wood has been and will continue to be the material of choice for all road crossties in the United States. The primary reasons for using wood crossties […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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A Slide-Hammer for Pulling Plugs in Fumigated Transmission Poles
Internal decay of transmission poles is controlled by placing volatile fungitoxicants in holes which are plugged with treated dowels. The poles are retreated at 10-year or longer intervals. This slide-hammer […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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A Technique for Simulating Lumber Drying Using Small Clear Specimens
Researchers studying the effects of chemical treatments or environmental influences on wood often prefer to use small clear specimens rather than full-size ones. This substitution does not work well when […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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A Tensile Strength Test for Comparative Evaluation of Wood Preservatives
A modification of the soil block test for evaluating the effectiveness of a wood preservative consists of using a 5-inch-long test specimen cut from veneer strips, treated to varying absorption […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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A Weathered Laminated Test Stake Technique for Evaluation of Wood Preservatives
Basic principles are listed for planning a comprehensive stake test program. Setting up a field test plot is much more of a job than simply installing a lot of treated […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Ability of polyethylene boots to protect the belowground portion of small stakes against decay
With view to enhancing protection of posts protected by simple preservative treatment, the effectiveness of a 2-mil polyethylene film covering the belowground portion of dip-treated and untreated small sapwood stakes […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1997 |
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Absorption and Penetration of Oil-Soluble Wood Preservatives in Dip Treatments–A Summary of Progress
Specimens of 0.50 by 0.75 by 6.0 inches were cut from ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws) sapwood with an end to side grain ratio of 1:30. A total of 1700 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Accelerated Drying of Lodgepole Pine and Western Larch Poles
This paper reports a study designed to evaluate the performance of a pole-dryer developed by the J. Neils Lumber Co. and to obtain information on: 1) the effect of high- […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Accelerated fixation of CCA-treated poles
The effects of temperature and wood species on the rates of fixation of CCA-C treated pole sections are evaluated by a number of methods: 1) qualitative hexavalent chromium (CrVI) color […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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Achieving shell or complete penetration of western hemlock and Pacific silver fir with borates by pressure/diffusion treatments
Due to their perceived environmental acceptability, there is renewed interest in borate-treated wood products. The objective of this work was to determine whether a larger dimension export product, Japanese “dodai,” […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Acid-Proofing of Wood
The use of wood in chemical industries is being maintained by improving its chemical resistance to destruction by acid and corrosive fumes by impregnating the wood with phenol-formaldehyde or bituminous […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1947 |
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Activities in the Field of Wood Products Preservation in the United States in 1955-56
Summarizes advances in wood products preservation field during 1955-56. Discusses new research on preservatives and technical activities, new specifications for preservatives and their application, advances in methodology, association activities, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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Adhesive bonding of wood treated with ACQ and copper azole preservatives
Treated wood has generally been more difficult to bond than untreated wood for a variety of reasons. Alkaline copper quat (ACQ) and copper azole (CA-B), the most prominent substitutes for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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Adhesive-Bonded Shear Walls for CCA-Treated Wood Foundations
A gap-filling phenol-resorcinol adhesive and an alkali surface pretreatment can strengthen the racking resistance of treated wood foundation walls without the need to rely on mechanical fasteners. Wall sections were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |