FPL Statistics Unit





Publications of the FPL Statistics Unit

FY1983 to FY 2003

 

 

2003

  1. Green, David W. and Evans, James W. 2003. Effect of low relative humidity on properties of structural lumber products. Wood and Fiber Science, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 247-265.

  2. Crawford, D.M., Woodward, B.M., Hatfield, C.A. 2002. Comparison of Wood Preservatives in Stake Tests. FPL-RN-02. December.

2002

  1. Winandy, J. E.; Lebow, P.K.; Murphy, J.F. March 2002. Precicting current serviceability and residual service life of plywood sheathing using kinetics-based models. In: Proceedings of teh 9th Durability of Building Materials and Components Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

  2. Green, David W., McDonald, Kent A., Hennon, Paul E., Evans, James W. and Stevens, John H.  2002.  Flexuaral Properties of Salvaged Dead Yellow-Cedar from Southeast Alaska.  Forest Products Journal, 52(1), pp 81-88.

  3. Verrill, S.  2001.  Rolling your own:  Linear model hypothesis testing and power calculations via the singular value decomposition.  Statistical Computing and Graphics,, Volume 12, No. 1, pp. 15-18. Winter.

  4. Durst, M. and Verrill, S.P.  2001.  Approximate critical values for the Shapiro-Wilk test of normality statistic.

  5. Verrill, S.P.  2001.  The effect of predictor sort sampling on the uncertainty in quantile estimates.

  6. Gorman, T.M., Green, D.W., Evans, J.W. and Murphy, J.F.  2001.  Improved Grading System for Structural Logs for Use in Log Homes.

  7. Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  2001.  Temperature Effects on the Modulus of Elasticity of Very Dry Lumber.

  8. Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  2001.  The Reversible Effect of Temperature on the Modulus of Rupture of Solid Sawn and Composite Lumber Products.

 

2001

 

a.     Winandy, J.E. and Lebow, P.K.  2001.  Modeling wood strength by chemical composition:  1.  An individual component model for southern pine.  Wood and Fiber Science, 33(2), pp 239-254.

 

b.        Evans, James W., Kretschmann, David E., Herian, Victoria L. and Green, David W.  2001.  Developing Allowable Properties Under ASTM D1990 and Useful Computer Programs for the Calculations.  General Technical Report FPL-GTR-126 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, April 2001, 42 pages. 

 

c.     Williams, R. Sam, Knabe, Mark, Evans, James W. and Feist, William C.  2001.  Erosion Rates of Wood During Natural Weathering:  Part 3, Comparison of exposure angle with erosion rate.  Wood and Fiber Science, 33(1), pp 50-57.

 

d.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  2001.  Evolution of Standardized Procedures for Adjusting Lumber Properties for Change in Moisture Content.  General Technical Report FPL-GTR-127 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, September 2001, 42 pages. 

 

e.     Wolfe, Ronald W., Bodig, Jozef and Lebow, Patricia.  2001.  Derivation of nominal strength for wood utility poles.  General Technical Report FPL-GTR-128 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, September 2001.

f.      Verrill, S.P., Herian, V.L. and Green, D.W.  2001.  Predictor sort sampling and one-sided confidence bounds on quantiles.  In proceedings of the Physical Sciences and Engineering Section of the American Statistical Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA., August 2001.

 

g.     Verrill, S. P., Kretschmann, D. E. and Herian, V.L.  2001.  JMFA – A Graphically Interactive Kava Program that Fits Microfibril Angle X-ray Diffraction Data.  USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Research Note FPL-RN-283.

 

h.     Verrill, S. P.  2001.  Rolling your own:  linear model hypothesis testing and power calculations via the singular value decomposition.  Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics Newsletter, 12, No: 1, pp 15-18.

i.     Verrill, Green, D. ., Evans, J. W. 2001. Flexural properties of structural lumber products after long-term exposure to 150F (66c) ns 75% relative humidity. Proceedings, 35th International Particleboard/Composite Materials Symposium, Pullman, WA April 2-5, 2001,Forest Products Society, Madison, WO p. 9-15.

 

2000

 

a.        Lebow, S.T., Lebow, P.K., and Foster, D.O.  2000.  “Part I.  Leaching and the Environmental Accumulation of Preservative Elements.  Published in Environmental Impact of Preservative-Treated Wood in a Wetland Boardwalk.  Research Paper FPL-RP-582 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, Feb. 2000, 69 pages. 

 

b.     Crawford, D., Lebow, P., and DeGroot, R.  2000.  Evaluation of new creosote formations after extended exposures in fungal celar tests and field plot tests.  (Paper presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the IRG.  In Wood Protecting Chemicals.  Section 3, Document IRG/WP00-30228.  Kona, Hawaii, May 14-19, 2000.)

 

c.     Verrill, S., Green, D., and Herian, V.  2000.  Power calculations in the predictor sort computer program.  Research Note FPL-RN-0277 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, Nov. 2000, 4 pages.

 

d.     Clausen, C. A., Green, F. III., Woodward. B.M., Evans, J.W. and DeGroot, R.C.  2000.  Correlation between oxalic acid production and copper tolerance in Wolfiporia Cocus.  International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 46:  69-76.

 

e.     Winandy, Jerrold E., Baines, H. Michael, and Hatfield, Cherilyn A.  2000.  Roff temperature histories in attics in Mississippi and Wisconsin.  Research Paper FPL-RP-589.  Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, December 2000, 24 p.

 

f.      Liu, Jen Y., Simpson,William T. and Verrill, Steve P.  2000.  An inverse moisture diffusion algorithm for the determination of diffusion coefficient.  In:  Kerkhof, P.J.A.M.; Coumans, W.J.; Mooiweer, G.D.  Proceedings 12th International Drying Symposium, August 18-31, 2000, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.  EFCE event no. 613.

 

1999

 

a.        Lebow, P.K. and Winandy, J.  1999.  Verification of a kinetics-based model for long-term effects of fire retardants on bending strength at elevated temperatures.  Wood and Fiber Science, 31(1), Jan. 1999, pp 49-61.

 

b.     Verrill, Steve P.  1999.  When Good Confidence Intervals Go Bad:  Predictor Sort Experiments and ANOVA.”  The American Statistician, 53:  38-42.

 

c.        Johnson, Richard A., Evans, James W. and Green, David W.  1999.  "Nonparametric Bayesian predictive distributions for future order statistics"  Statistics & Probability Letters, 41:  (3) 247-254. 

 

d.     Johnson, Richard A., Evans, James W. and Green, David W.  "Some Bivariate Distributions for Modeling the Strength Properties of Lumber"   Research Paper FPL-RP-575 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, July 1999, 11 pages. 

 

e.        Kretschmann, David E., Evans, James W. and Brown, Linda  1999.  "Monitoring Visually Graded Lumber"  Research Paper FPL-RP-576 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, July 1999, 18 pages. 

 

f.      Evans, James W., Verrill, Steve P., Green, David W., and Johnson, Richard A.  "Applications of the Weibull Distribution in Wood Engineering"   ( Accepted to appear as a chapter in The Weibull Distribution:  Theory, Methods and Applications, edited by Asit P. Basu and N. Balakrishman) 

 

g.     DeGroot, Rodney C. and Evans, James W.  1999.  Treated Wood --- Does More Preservative Mean Better Products.  Forest Products Journal, Vol. 49, No. 9, 59-68.

 

h.     Geimer, Robert L., Evans, James W., Setiabudi, Dody  1999.  Flake Furnish Characterization --- Modeling Board Properties with Geometric Descriptors.”  Research Paper FPL-RP-577 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, Sept 1999, 36 pages.

 

i.      Lebow, Stan T. and Evans, James W.  1999.  The Effect of a Pre-stain on the Rate of Copper, Chromium and Arsenic Release from Western Hemlock Decking.  Research Note FPL-RN-0271 (refereed series), Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, Sept. 1999, 6 pages.

 

j.      Green, David W., Evans, James W., Logan, James D. and Nelson, William J.  1999.  Adjusting modulus of elasticity of lumber for changes in temperature.  Forest Products Journal, Vol. 49, No. 10, 82-94.

 

 

1998

 

a.     Winandy, J., Lebow, P.K., and Nelson, W.  (1998)  "Predicting bending strength of fire-retardant-treated plywood from screw-withdrawl tests"  Research Paper FPL-RP-568.  Madison, WI:  USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 20 p.

 

b.     Kretschmann, David E., Alden, Harry A., and Verrill, Steve P.  "Variations of microfibril angle in Loblolly Pine:  comparison of iodine crystallization and X-ray diffraction techniques"  (In "Microfibril Angle in Wood, The Proceedings of the IAWA/IUFRO International Workshop on the Significance of Microfibril Angle to Wood Quality, Westport, New Zealand, November 1997, p157-176.  AD approved FY 98)

 

c.     DeGroot, Rodney C., Evans, James W., Forsyth, Paul G., Freitag, Camille M. and Morrell, Jeffrey J.   "Soil-Contact Decay Tests Using Small Blocks:  A Procedural Analysis"  Research Paper FPL-RP-571.  Madison, WI:  USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 7 p.

 

d.     De Groot, Rodney C. and Evans, James W.  "Patterns of Long-Term Performance --- How Well are They Predicted From Accelerated Tests and Should Evaluations Consider Parameters Other Than Averages?"  (Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the IRG in section 2, Test Methodology and Assessment, Maastricht, The Netherlands, June 14-19, 1998.  AD approved FY98)

 

e.     Green, David W., Evans, James W., Logan, James D., and Allen, Jim  "Temperature corrections for mechanically graded lumber"  In:  Natterer, J.;  Sandoz, J.-L., eds.  Proceedings of the 5th world conference on timber engineering: 1998 August 17-20; Montreaux, Switzerland.  Lausanne:  Switerland:  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology:  844-845.  Vol. 2

 

f.      Lindstrom, H., Evans, James W., and Verrill, Steve P.,  1998.  "Influence of Cambial Age and Growth Conditions on Microfibril Angle in Young Norway Spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.)"  Holzforschung, 52:573-581

 

1997

 

a.     Ross, Robert J., DeGroot, Rodney C., Nelson, William J. and Lebow, Patricia K.  1997.  "The Relationship Between Stress Wave Transmission Characteristics and the Compressive Strength of Biologically Degraded Wood."  Forest Products Journal, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp 89-93.

 

b.     Rammer, D.R. and Lebow, P.K.  1997.  "Shear strength of solid sawn Douglas-fir beams"  ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp 130-138.

 

c.     Ross, R., Degroot, R., Nelson, W., Lebow, P.K., and Pellerin, R. F.  1996.  "Stress wave NDE of biologically degraded wood"  In Gopu, Vijaja K. A., ed.,  Proceedings of the International Wood Engineering Conference, Oct. 28-31, New Orleans, LA, Vol. 3, pp 213-217.

 

d.     Verrill, Steve P. and Green, David W.  1996.  "Predictor sort sampling, tight t's, and the analysis of covariance:theory, tables, and examples."  Research Paper FPL-RP-558. Madison, WI:  U.S. Department of Agricuture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 1-105.

 

e.     Verrill, Steve P., Green, David W., and Herian, Victoria L.  1997.  "TT, A Program that Implements Predictor Sort Design and Analysis".  General Technical Report FPL-GTR-101.  Madison, WI:  U.S. Department of Agricuture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 1-21.

 

f.      Simpson, William T. and Verrill, Steve P.  1997.  "Estimating Kiln Schedules for Tropical and Temperate Hardwoods Using Specific Gravity."  Forest Products Journal, Vol. 47, No. 7/8, pp 64-68.

 

g.     Geimer, Robert L., Herian, Victoria L., and Xu, Danping.  1997.  "The Influence of Juvenile Wood on the Dimensional Stability and Tensile Properties of Flakeboard"  Wood and Fiber Science, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp 103-120.

 

h.     Evans, James W., Johnson, Richard A. and Green, David W.  1997.  "Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Two Parameter Weibull Distributions"  Advances in the Theory and Practice of Statistics:  A Volume in Honor of Samuel Kotz, edited by Norman J. Johnson and N. Balakrishnan.  New York, NY:  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 159-178.  Chapter 9.

 

1996

 

a.     Rammer, D. R., Soltis, L. A., Lebow, P. K.  September 1996.  "Experimental shear strength of unchecked solid sawn Douglas-fir", Res. Report FPL-RP-553.  Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agricuture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 1-33.

 

b.     Ross, R., DeGroot, R., Nelson, W., and Lebow, P.  May 1996.  "Assessment of the strength of biologically degraded wood by stress wave NDE"  Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on the Durability of Building Materials and Components, 7DBMC:  Stockholm, Sweden, May 19-23, 1996.

 

c.     Winandy, J. E. and Lebow, P. K.  January 1996.  "Kinetic models for thermal degradation of strength of fire-retardant-treated wood".  Wood and Fiber Science, 28(1):39-52.

 

d.     Lebow, P. K., Brunner, C. C., Maristany, A., and Butler, D. A.  January 1996.  "Classification of wood surface features by spectral reflectance".  Wood and Fiber Science, 28(1):74-90

 

e.     Verrill, S. and Green, D.  1996.  "Predictor Sort Sampling, Tight T's and the Analysis of Covariance:  Theory, Tables, and Examples," USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory Research Paper #558.

 

f.      Karlsson, McNatt, and Verrill, S.  1996.  "Vacuum-Pressure Soak Plus Ovendry as an Accelerated-Aging Test for Wood-Based Panel Products," Forest Products Journal, 46, 84-88.

 

g.     Evans, James W., Johnson, Richard A. and Green, David W.  1997.  "Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Two Parameter Weibull Distributions"  Advances in the Theory and Practice of Statistics:  A Volume in Honor of Samuel Kotz, edited by Norman J. Johnson and N. Balakrishnan.  (To appear next year).

 

h.     LeVan, Susan L., Kim,. Jong Man, Nagel, Robert J. and Evans, James W.  1996.  "Mechanical Properties of Fire-Retardant-Treated Plywood after Cyclic Temperature Exposure."  Forest Products Journal, Vol. 46, No. 5, 64-71.

 

1995

 

a.     Bormett, D. W., Lebow, P., Ross-Sutherland, N., and Klungness, J. H., 1995.  "Removal of Hot Melt Adhesives with Flow-Through Cleaners", for 1995 TAPPI Hot Melt Symposium Proceedings, TAPPI Journal 78(8):  179-184.

 

b.     Scott, Gary M., Bormett, David W., Lebow, Patricia, Ross Sutherland, Nancy, and Klungness, John H.  1995.  "Recyclabilit of new postage stamp material."  In Proceedings of the Joint Conference Covering Environmental benign Pressure Sensitive Adhesives for Postal Applications.  1995 Feb. 14, Windsor Locks, CT. Springborn Laboratories, Inc. B 7-1-B 7-21

 

c.     Mendes, Alfredo de Souza, Simpson, Bill and Verrill, Steve.  1995.  "Laboratory Test for Grouping Tropical Species for Kiln Drying," Wood Science and Technology, 29, 353-362.

 

d.     Milota, Tschernitz, Mianowski and Verrill.  1995.  "Gas Permeability of Plantation Loblolly Pine", Wood and Fiber Science, 27(1), pp. 34-40.

 

e.     Efron, Fienberg, Freedman, Tanner, and Verrill.  1994.  "Survey on Certification Follow-up:  Certification a 'Very Bad Idea'", Amstat News, No. 213, October, 11.

 

f.      Considine, John M., Stoker, Denise L., Laufenberg, Theodore L. and Evans, James W.  1994.  "Compressive Creep Behavior of Corrugating Components as Affected by Humidity Environment", Tappi Journal 77(1): 87-95

 

g.     Johnson, Richard A., Evans, James, and Green, David.  1995. "Predictive Distributions of Order Statistics," Chapter 27,  Recent Advances in Life-Testing and Reliability, pp 505-521.

 

1994

 

a.     Glaser, John A., Evans, James W. and Lamar, Richard T.  "Solid Phase Treatment of a PCP Contaminated Soil Using Lignin-Degrading Fungi"  Environmental Science and Technology, Nov. 1993, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp 2566-2571.

 

b.     Davis, <ark W., Glaser, John A., Evans, James W. and Lamar, Richard T.  "Field Evaluation of Lignin-Degrading Fungi to Treat Creosote-Contaminated Soil"  Environmental Science and Technology, Nov. 1993, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp 2572-2576.

 

c.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Effect of Ambient Temperatures on the Flexural Properties of Lumber"  Proceedings of the Pacific Timber Engineering Conference.  1994 July 11-15, Gold Coast, Australia.  Fortitude Valley MAC, Queensland, Australia:  Timber Research and Advisory Council:  190-197.  Vol. 2.

 

d.     Verrill, Steve  "Comments on Statistical Values, Quality and Certification by Peter B. Imrey"  The American Statistician, May 1994.

 

e.     Anderson, Durst, Fienberg, Hardin and Verrill  "We Cannot Ensure Quality with Certification"  Amstat News (November Issue)

 

f.      Maristany, A. G., Lebow, P. K., and Brunner, C. C.  "Application of the Dichromatic Reflection Model to Wood"  Wood and Fiber Science, 26(2): 249-258.

 

g.     Stanfill-MaMillan, K. and Hatfield, C. A.  "Performance of Steel, Concrete, Prestressed Concrete and Timber Bridges"  Developments in short and medium span bridge engineering '94:  Proceedings of the 4th International conference on short and medium span bridges; 1994 August 8-11; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Montreal, P.Q., Canada:  The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering; 1994: 341-354.

 

1993

 

a.     Verrill, Steve (1993), "Predictor Sort Sampling, Tight T's, and the Analysis of Covariance," The Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 88, pp 119-124.

 

1992

 

a.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Compression Testing of Lumber: A Comparison of Methods"  Journal of Testing and Evaluation, JTEVA, Vol. 20, No. 2, March 1992, pp 132-138.

 

b.     Considine, John M., Stoker, Denise L., Laufenberg, Theodore L. and Evans, James W.  "Compressive Creep Behavior of Corrugating Components as Affected by Humidity Environment" Forest Products Laboratory Report for Project 3686-1, Phase 1, July 1992, pp 1-50.

 

c.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  1992.  "Moisture Content Adjustment Procedures for Engineering Standards"  International Council for Building Research Studies and Documentation Working Commission W18-Timber Structures.  (Proceedings of the 1992 annual meeting of CIB-W18A, Auhas, Sweden, August 24-27, 1992).  Series:  CIB-W18, issue 25, pp 1-35.

 

1991

 

a.     Green, David W., Evans, James W. and Pellerin, Roy F. 1991.  "Moisture Content and the Flexural Properties of Lumber: Species Differences".  (Proceedings of the 1991 International Timber Engineering Conference. London, England.  September 2-5.) TRADA, Vol. 2, pp. 181-188.

 

b.     Bohnhoff, D., Moody, R., Verrill, S., and Shirek, L.F. 1991.  "Bending Properties of Reinforced and Unreinforced Spliced Nail-Laminated Posts" USDA Forest Service FPL Research Paper FPL-RP-503. Madison, Wisconsin.

 

c.     Johnson, R.A. and Verrill, S. (1991), "The Large Sample Distribution of the Shapiro-Wilk Statistic and its Variants Under Type I or Type II Right Censoring,"  Statistics and Probability Letters, Vol. 12, pp 405-413.

 

d.     Terry, Angela Marle, Woeste, Frank E., Bendtsen, B. Alan, and Evans, James W.  "Gripped End Effect In Tensile Proof Testing Dimension Lumber"  Research Paper FPL-RP-496, Madison, Wisconsin, USDA FPL, September 1991, 13 pages.

 

1990

 

a.     Evans, James W., Evans, Jane K. and Green, David W. 1990.  "Computer Programs for Adjusting the Mechanical Properties of 2-inch Dimension Lumber for changes in Moisture Content". USDA FPL. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-63.  Madison, Wisconsin. 18 pages.

 

b.     Green, David W., Pellerin, Roy F., Evans, James W. and Kretschmann, David "Moisture Content and Tensile Strength of Douglas Fir Dimension Lumber" Research Paper FPL-RP-497, Madison, Wis., USDA FPL, April 1990, 33 pages.

 

c.     Klungness, John H and Evans, James W. 1990. "Increased Disk Separator Throughput"  Proceedings of TAPPI seminar, Course Notes for "Contaminant Problems and Strategies in Wastepaper Recycling"  April 24-25, 1989.  Madison, Wisconsin.  TAPPI Notes, April, 1989, pp. 121-124.  Also printed in TAPPI Journal 73(6): 193-197.

 

d.     Link, Carol L. and DeGroot, Rodney C. 1990. "Predicting Effectiveness of Wood Preservatives from Small Sample Field Trials". Wood and Fiber Science, 22(1):  92-108.

 

e.     Verrill, S., Axelrod, M. and Durst, M.  1990.  "We've got the  Positive Correlation BLUEs".  The American Statistician, Vol. 44, pp 171-173.

 

f.      Bohnhoff, D., Moody, R., Verrill, S., and Shirek, L.F. 1990.  "Influence of Butt Joints and their Reinforcement on Nail-Laminated Post Properties".  (Proceedings of the 1990 International Summer Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, June 24-27).  ASAE paper no. 904030, 31 pages.

 

g.     Williams, R. Sam, Plantinga, Pamela L. and Feist, William C. 1990.  "Photodegradation of Wood Affects Paint Adhesion".  Forest Products Journal 40(1):  45-49.

 

h.     Link, Carol L. and DeGroot, Rodney C.  "Predicting Effectiveness of a Wood Preservative from Small Sample Field Trials". Wood and Fiber Science 22(1), 1990, pp. 92-108.

 

1989

 

a.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Moisture Content and the  Mechanical Properties of Dimension Lumber:  Decisions for the Future" In-Grade Testing of Structural Lumber.  (Proceedings of the Workshop on the In-Grade Testing of Structural Lumber, Madison, Wisconsin, April 25-26, 1988)  Proceedings No. 47363, Forest Products Research Society, 1989, pp. 44-55.

 

b.     Evans, James W. and Green, David W.  "Procedures for Deriving Allowable Properties for Species Groupings" In-Grade Testing of Structural Lumber.  (Proceedings of the Workshop on the In-Grade Testing of Structural Lumber, Madison, Wisconsin, April 25-26, 1988)  Proceedings No. 47363, 1989, pp. 68-78.

 

c.     Barrett, J. David, Green, David W., and Evans, James W.  "Temperature Adjustments for the North American In-Grade Testing Program" In-Grade Testing of Structural Lumber.  (Proceedings of the Workshop on the In-Grade Testing of Structural Lumber, Madison, Wisconsin, April 25-26, 1988)  Proceedings No. 47363, Forest Products Reseach Society, 1989, pp. 27-38.

 

d.     Johnson, Lisa A., Evans, James W., and Green, David W.  "In-Grade Testing Program Analysis:  Volume Effects" In-Grade Testing of Structural Lumber.  (Proceedings of the Workshop on the In-Grade Testing of Structural Lumber, Madison, Wisconsin, April 25-26, 1988)  Proceedings No. 47363, Forest Products Research Society, 1989, pp. 56-67.

 

e.     Klungness, John H., Fernandez, Luis E. and Plantinga, Pamela L.  "Image Analysis for Measuring Adhesive Contaminents in Pulps" Tappi Journal Vol. 72, No. 1, Jan 1989, pp. 89-93.

 

f.      Evans, James W., Johnson, Richard A. and Green, David W. 1989.  "Two and Three Parameter Weibull Goodness-of-Fit Tests".  USDA FPL Research Paper FPL-RP-493.  Madison, Wisconsin. 27 pages.

 

g.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  1989.  "Specific Gravity of Visually Graded Lumber".  National Technical Information Service, Publication No. PB-89-222-772/AS.  Springfield, VA, 105 pages.

 

h.     McNatt, J. Dobbin and Link, Carol L. 1989. "Analysis of ASTM D1073 Accelerated Aging Test"  Forest Products Journal 39(10): 51-17.

 

i.      Link, Carol L. and DeGroot, Rodney C. 1989. "Statistical Issues in Evaluation of Stake Tests". Proceedings of the 85th annual meeting of the American Wood Preservers' Association, San Francisco, CA., 1989 AWPA, Volume 85, pp. 170-185.

 

j.      Winandy, Jerry E., Boone, R. Sidney, Gjovik, Lee R. and Plantinga, Pamela L. 1989. "ACA and CCA Preservative Treatment and Redrying Effects on the Bending Properties of Douglas-Fir". 1989 AWPA Proceedings, Volume 85, pp. 106-118.

 

1988

 

a.     Marx, Catherine M. and Evans, James W.  "Tensile Strength of Laminated Grades of Lumber" Forest Products Journal Vol 38, No. 7/8, July/August 1988, pp. 6-14.

 

b.     Green, David W., Evans, James W., Barrett, J. David and Aplin, E. Nicholas  "Predicting the Effect of Moisture Content on the Flexural Properties of Douglas Fir Dimension Lumber".  Wood and Fiber Science Vol 20, No. 1, Jan 1988, pp. 107-131.

 

c.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Mechanical properties of visually graded dimension lumber:  Vol. 1  A Summary"  1988.  National Technical Information Service.  Publication number PB-88-159-389.  131 pages.

 

d.     Evans, James W. and Green, David W.  "Mechanical properties of visually graded dimension lumber:  Vol. 2  Douglas Fir-Larch"  1988.  National Technical Information Service.  Publication number PB-88-159-397.  476 pages.

 

e.     Evans, James W. and Green, David W.  "Mechanical properties of visually graded dimension lumber:  Vol. 3  Hem-Fir"  1988.  National Technical Information Service.  Publication number PB-88-159-405.  392 pages.

 

f.      Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Mechanical properties of visually graded dimension lumber:  Vol. 4  Southern Pine"  1988.  National Technical Information Service.  Publication number PB-88-159-413.  412 pages.

 

g.     Evans, James W. and Green, David W.  "Mechanical properties of visually graded dimension lumber:  Vol. 5  Aspen-Cottonwood, Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir (South)"  1988.  National Technical Information Service. Publication number PB-88-159-421. 510 pages.

 

h.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Mechanical properties of visually graded dimension lumber:  Vol. 6  (Minor) Southern Pines, Ponderosa Pine, Red Pine"  1988.  National Technical Information Service.  Publication number PB-88-159-439.  542 pages.

 

i.      Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Mechanical properties of visually graded dimension lumber:  Vol. 7  Eastern Hemlock, Eastern Spruces, Eastern White Pine, Engelmann Spruce, Idaho White Pine, Jack Pine" 1988.  National Technical Information Service. Publication number PB-88-159-447.  560 pages.

 

j.      Evans, James W. and Green, David W.  "Mechanical properties of visually graded dimension lumber:  Vol. 8  Sitka Spruce, Subalpine Fir, Sugar Pine, Tamarack, Yellow-Poplar"  1988.  National Technical Information Service.  Publication number PB-88-159-454.  492 pages.

 

k.     Link, Carol L., Gerhards, Charles C. and Murphy, Joseph F.  Estimation and Confidence Intervals for Parameters of a Cumulative Damage Model"  USDA Forest Service Research Paper FPL 484, Feb 1988, 9 pages.

 

l.      Carll, Charles G. and Link, Carol L.  "Tensile and Compressive MOE of Flakeboards"  Forest Products Journal Vol 38, No. 1, Jan 1988, pp 8-14.

 

m.    Link, Carol L.  "Statistical Considerations in Duration of Load Research"  USDA FPL Research Paper FPL 487.  July 1988.

 

n.     Geimer, Robert L. and Link, Carol L.  "Flake Classification by Image Analysis"  USDA Forest Service Research Paper FPL 486, June 1988.

 

o.     McCarthy, Monica and Little, James K.  "Sensitivity of Truss Plate Model Parameters to Parameter Determination Methods"  Forest Products  Journal 38(5), 1988, pp. 63-67.

 

p.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Evaluating Lumber Properties: Practical Concerns and Theoretical Restraints".  Proceedings of the 1988 International Conference on Timber Engineering.  Rafik Itani, Ed. (Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers)  Seattle, WA. September 19-22.  Forest Products Research Society, Madison, WI pp. 203-217.

 

q.     DeGroot, R.C., Link, C.L. and Huffman, J.B.  "Field Trials of Copper Naphthenated-Treated Wood"  Proceedings of the 84th annual meeting of the American Wood-Preservers' Association; 1988 May 8-11; Minneapolis, MN.  Stevensville, MD: American Wood-Preservers' Association; 1988, pp 186-200.

 

r.     Moody, Russell C., De Sousa, Pedro P. and Little, J. Kevin  "Variation stiffness of horizontally laminated glulam timber beams" Forest Products Journal vol. 38, num 10, Oct 1988, pp 39-45

 

s.     Moody, Russell C., DeDolph, Carter and Plantinga, Pamela L.  "Analysis of Size Effect for Glulam Beams"  Proceedings of the 1988 International Conference on Timber Engineering.  Rafik Itani, Ed. (Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers)  Seattle, WA. September 19-22.  Forest Products Research Society, Madison, WI pp. 892-898.

 

t.      Bendtsen, B. Alan, Snellgrove, Thomas A. and Plantinga, Pamela L.  "The Influence of Juvenile Wood on the Mechanical Properties of 2x4's Cut from Douglas-Fir Plantations"  Proceedings of the 1988 International Conference on Timber Engineering.  Rafik Itani, Ed. (Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers)  Seattle, WA. September 19-22.  Forest Products Research Society, Madison, WI pp. 226-240.

 

u.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  "Moisture Content - Property  Relationships for Dimension Lumber"  Proceedings of the Timber Engineering Group S5.02 of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations.  Turku, Finland.  June.  pp 123-145.

 

1987

 

a.     Soltis, Lawrence A., Karnasudirdja, Suparman and Little, James K. "Angle to Grain Strength of Dowel Type Fasteners"  Wood and Fiber Science Vol 19, No. 1, Jan 1987, pp. 68-80.

 

b.     Steele, Philip H., Wengert, Eugene M. and Little, Kevin  "Simplified Procedure for Computing Best Opening Face Position"  Forest Products Journal 37(5) pp 44-48, Forest Products Research Society, May 1987.

 

c.     Klungness, John H. and Evans, James W.  "Disk separation:  the effect of disc geometry"  Tappi Journal. 70(8) Aug 1987, pp. 107-110.

 

d.     Gerhards, Charles C. and Link, Carol L.  "A Cumulative Damage Model to Predict Load Duration Characteristics of Lumber" Wood and Fiber Science V. 19(2), April 1987, pp 147-164.

 

e.     Link, Carol L. and DeGroot, Rodney C.  "A Statistical Approach to determining Preservative Threshold Retentions in Soil Block Tests" Wood and Fiber Science Vol 19, No. 4, Oct 1987, pp 392-406.

 

f.      Link, Carol L.  "Computer Program for Estimation and Confidence Intervals for Parameters of a Cumulative Damage Model"  National Technical Information Service.  Publication number PB-88-114-947, Sept 1987, 25 pages.

 

1986

 

a.     Marx, Catherine M. and Evans, James W.  "Tensile Strength and Lumber Properties of AITC 302-24 Grade Tension  Laminations"  Forest Products Journal 36(1), Jan 1986, pp 13-19

 

b.     Aplin, E. Nicholas, Green, David W., Evans, James W. and Barrett, J. David  "The Effects of Moisture Content on the Flexural Properties of Douglas Fir Dimension Lumber"  Research Paper FPL 475.  May 1986, 32 pages.

 

c.     Green, David W., Link, Carol L., McLain, Thomas E. and DeBonis, A. Louis  "Predicting the Effect of Moisture Content on the Flexural Properties of Southern Pine Dimension Lumber", Wood and Fiber Science Vol 18, No. 1, Jan 1986, pp 134-156.

 

d.     Gerhards, Charles C. and Link, Carol L.  "Effects of Loading Rate on Bending Strength of Douglas - Fir 2x4's", Forest Products Journal Vol 36, No. 2,  Feb 1986, pp 63-66.

 

e.     Link, Carol L.  "Modeling the Effect of Moisture Content on the Flexural Properties of Dimension Lumber". Proceedings of a 1986 national symposium on "Current Topics in Forestry Research:  Emphasis on Contributions by Women Scientists". Gainsville, Fl., Nov. 4-6, General Technical Report SE-46, pp. 96-104.

 

1985

 

a.     Green, David W. and Evans, James W.  1985.  "Temperature Adjustment Procedures for In-Grade Data" (Red cover report for ASTM Committee DO7.01).

 

b.     Link, Carol L.  "An Equation for One-Sided Tolerance Limits for Normal Distributions"  FPL Research Paper 458, Sept 1985, 4 pages.

 

c.     Link, Carol L. and Little, J. Kevin  "User Perceptions of the Rosslyn DG System" (report to the Washington Office).

 

d.     Little, James K.  "Influence and a Quadratic Form in the Andrews-Pregibon Statistic"  Technometrics 27(1), Feb 1985, pp 13-15.

 

e.     Feist, W. C., Little, James K. and Wennesheimer, J.  "The Moisture Excluding Effectiveness of Finishes on Wood Surfaces"  FPL Research Paper 462, Dec 1985, 38 pages.

 

f.      Feist, W. C., Little, James K. and Wennesheimer, J.  "The Moisture Excluding Effectiveness of Finishes on Wood Surfaces -- Support Data"  NTIS -PB-86-147-717/AS, May 1985, 20 pages.

 

1984

 

a.     Link, Carol L., "Confidence Intervals for the Survival Function Using Cox's Proportional Hazard Model With Covariates", Biometrics Vol. 40 No. 3, Sept. 1984, pp. 601-609.

 

b.     McLain, Thomas E., DeBonis, A. Louis, Green, David W., Wilson, Franklyn J. and Link, Carol L.  "The Influence of Moisture Content on the Flexural Properties of Southern Pine Dimension Lumber"  FPL 447, Oct 1984.

 

c.     Gerhards, Charles C., Catherine M. Marx, David W. Green and James W. Evans.  1984.  Effects of Loading Rate on Tensile Strength of Douglas-Fir 2 by 6's.  Forest Products Journal.  Vol. 34, No. 4, pp 23-26.

 

d.     Green, David W., James W. Evans and Richard A. Johnson.  1984. Investigation of the Procedure for Estimating the Concomitance of Lumber Strength Properties.  Wood and Fiber Science.  Vol. 16, No. 3, pp 427-440.

 

e.     Evans, James W., Richard A. Johnson and David W. Green.  1984. Estimating the Correlation Between Properties Measured by Destructive Testing - or - How to Break the Same Board Twice. Technometrics. 103: 285-290

 

1983

 

a.     Gerhards, Charles C. and Link, Carol L.  "A Cumulative Damage Model for Lumber".  In: Chen, W.F. and Lewis, A.D.M, Recent Advances in Engineering Mechanics and Their Impact on Civil Engineering Practice.  Proceedings of the Fourth Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference, V. 2, May 23-25, 1983, West Lafyette, Indiana, (American Society of Civil Engineers), New York, 1983, pp. 940-943.

 

b.     Gerhards, C.C and Link, Carol L.  "Use of a Cumulative Damage Model to Predict Load Duration Characteristics of Lumber".  In:  Proceedings of the IUFRO Conference - S5.02 Wood Engineering Group, June 28 - July 2, 1983, Madison, Wis., Department of Civil Engineering, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1983, pp. 87-110.

 

c.     Green, David W. and James W. Evans. 1983. Estimating Correlation Between Strength Properties. Recent Advances in Engineering Mechanics and Their Impact on Civil Engineering Practice. (Proceedings of the ASCE-EMD Specialty Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 1983) Vol. 2 pp. 936-939.

 

d.     Bendtsen, B. Alan, Lee R. Gjovik and Steve P. Verrill. 1983. Mechanical Properties of Longleaf Pine Treated with Waterborne Salt Preservatives. USDA Forest Products Laboratory Research Paper 434.

 

 


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