International conferences.(Calendar)
March 11, 2009: Wood Frame Construction Manual Workshop, Crowne
Plaza Chicago-O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois. Contact Julie
608-231-1361, ext. 208; Fax 608-231-2152; conferences@forestprod.org.
May . . .
Coming & events.(Calendar)
November 30--December 2, 2008: International Research Group on Wood
Protection, Americas Regional Meeting, Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa
Rica. Visit: www.irgamericas.org.
January 20-23, 2009: . . .
Bootstrap confidence intervals for percentiles of reliability
data for wood-plastic composites.
Abstract
Improving product reliability is an important goal that may be
achieved from a better understanding of the product's lower
percentiles. These lower percentiles provide practitioners with . . .
Fingerprint traceability of sawn products using industrial
measurement systems for x-ray log scanning and sawn timber surface
sc
Abstract
Traceability in the sawmilling industry is a concept that, for
example, could be used to more effectively control the production
process and the utilization of raw material. The . . .
Influence of CCA-treated pine structures on the arsenic content
of soils in preschool playgrounds near Melbourne, Australia.
Abstract
The arsenic content of soil was determined in three playgrounds at
Healesville, near Melbourne, that contained copperchromium-arsenic
(CCA)-treated pine structures. The highest . . .
Evaluation of vacuum technology to kill larvae of the Asian
longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycida
The potential for using vacuum technology to kill larvae of the
Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky)
(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), and emerald ash borer . . .
Color testing of four Canadian wood species.(TECHNICAL
NOTE)
Abstract
This study ascertains the feasibility of measuring the color of
four species commonly growing in Canada, Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine,
western hemlock, and Arbutus, under eight different . . .
Economic impacts of woody biomass utilization for bioenergy in
Mississippi.
Abstract
This study examined the economic impacts of woody biomass
utilization for bioenergy conversion in Mississippi. Analysis of
economic impacts was organized around three groups of events: . . .
An econometric analysis of softwood production in the U.S. South:
a comparison of industrial and nonindustrial forest ownerships
Abstract
This paper examines determinants of softwood production in the U.S.
South by comparing the forest industry (FI) and nonindustrial private
forests (NIPF). An econometric model is derived . . .
Spinning disk atomization of wood resin-adhesives: I. spray
characteristics, atomization mechanism, and resin efficiency.
Abstract
The spray characteristics and mechanism of spinning disk
atomization by atomizing liquid polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate
(pMDI) wood resin-adhesive were investigated in this . . .
A new measure of strand alignment with respect to bending
stiffness.
Abstract
A new measure of strand alignment that effectively quantifies the
bending stiffness as affected by strand angle distribution was proposed.
This simplified measure combines the strand . . .
Effects of bark content and particle geometry on the physical and
mechanical properties of particleboard made from black spruce
Bark residues are mostly used for thermal energy production.
However, a better utilization of that resource could be as raw material
for particleboard manufacturing. The use of bark in wood . . .
In-forest assessment of veneer grade Douglas-fir logs based on
acoustic measurement of wood stiffness.
Abstract
Acoustic technology has proven to be a well-established
nondestructive technique for assessing potential product performance by
identifying logs with high stiffness. In an ongoing . . .
Grading and properties of small-diameter Douglas-fir and
ponderosa pine tapered logs.
Abstract
Approximately 375 Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine logs, 3 to 6
inches in diameter, were tested in third-point bending and in
compression parallel to the grain. The moisture content at . . .
Overabundant waste wood is myth, says RISI.(CLIPPINGS)(Brief
article)
RISI's Wood Biomass Market Report reported that operators of
new wood biomass projects, who often are industry newcomers, are finding
that their wood cost projections were unrealistic and that . . .
Biomass industry projected to become $1.5 billion market for wood
fiber.(CLIPPINGS)(Brief article)
RISI's International Woodfiber Report (IWR) predicted in June
that the emerging biomass industry would create a $1.5 billion fiber
market by 2012. The industry's growth, stimulated by . . .
Conflicting analyses of Canadian housing market.(CLIPPINGS)(Brief
article)
Noting that Canadian households have been running a larger
financial deficit than households in the United States or the United
Kingdom, Merrill Lynch Canada has released a report suggesting that . . .
China Forestry Inc. revises strategy, will delay new
manufacturing capacity.(CLIPPINGS)(Brief article)
Echoing the previous item about the approaching shortage of logs,
the Chinese timber investment group China Forestry Inc. has revised its
business strategy to focus on acquiring forest user right . . .
Market analysts predict major disruption of global log
supplies.(CLIPPINGS)(Report)(Brief article)
The increase in Russia's log export tax, ranging from 25 to
80% or $400/MBF, and scheduled to take effect January 1, 2009, is
expected to create a supply shortage for the wood industry in . . .
Forest Service launches online training information exchange
system.(CLIPPINGS)(Brief article)
The U.S. Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center has
created a new training information exchange Web site called HONE!.
Persons seeking training in wood products industries can use the . . .
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