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General Topics in Wood Engineering

Sponsor: FPS Wood Engineering Division

Session Chair: Daniel P. Hindman, Assistant Prof., Dept. of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Session Moderator: Daniel P. Hindman

Characterizing Perpendicular-to-Grain Compression in Construction Applications
Rakesh Gupta, Associate Prof., and Craig Basta, former Grad. Research Assistant, Dept. of Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and Robert J. Leichti, Senior Compliance Engineer, Stanley Bostitch, East Greenwich, RI
Multi-Year Thermal Loads in Wooden Roof System Under Western Red Cedar, Wood-Thermoplastic Composite or Black- or White-Fiberglass Shingles
Jerrold E. Winandy, Research Wood Scientist and Project Leader, Forest Products Lab., USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI; and H. Michael Barnes, Prof., Dept. of Forest Products, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS
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Elastic Properties and Longitudinal Shrinkage in Earlywood and Latewood of Loblolly Pine
Steven M. Cramer, Prof., Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; David Kretschmann, Research General Engineer, Forest Products Lab., USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI; and Roderic Lakes, Wisconsin Distinguished Prof., Dept. of Engineering Physics & Biomedical Engineering Program, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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Design Aid for Plus-Size Seating Customization
Hongtao Zhou, Grad. Research Assistant, and Eva Haviarova, Assistant Prof., Wood Research Lab., Dept. of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, IN
Effect of Juvenile-Mature Wood Ratio on the Bending Performance of Southern Pine Poles
R.C. Tang, Prof., School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL; Cheng Piao, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, and Todd F. Shupe, Associate Prof., Forest Products, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA; and Chung-Yun Hse, Principal Wood Scientist, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Pineville, LA
Moment Capacity of Stapled Gusset-Plate Joints Constructed of Oriented Strandboard for Upholstered Furniture Frames
Xiaodong Wang, Ph.D. Candidate, and Alexander J. Salenikovich, Assistant Prof., Dept of Wood & Forest Science, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada; Mohammad Mohammad, Research Scientist and Group Leader, Forintek Canada Corp., Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada; and Jilei Zhang, Associate Prof., Dept. of Forest Products, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS
Statistical Correlation of Test Methods for Shear Moduli Determination
Daniel P. Hindman, Assistant Prof., and S. Katie Harrison, Grad. Student, Dept. of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

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