Publication List
United States Department of AgricultureLast updated: July 5, 2001
This list of FPL publications on fire-safe use of forest products and related subjects is limited to FPL publications currently available on-line (www.fpl.fs.fed.us) as PDF files. The title and web address are both linked to the on-line publication--clicking on either the title or the URL will download the file for viewing. Viewing or printing of the PDF (Portable Document Format) files requires that Adobe Acrobat Reader software be installed on your computer.
Publications are listed in reverse chronological order within each subject areas:
For questions, comments, or help in obtaining FPL fire research publications not listed, please contact Robert H. White, Project Leader for Fire Research rhwhite@fs.fed.us (cc: jholzem@fs.fed.us), Fax: (608) 231-9508
Wood Handbook: Wood As An Engineering Material (HTML 7 KB) Forest Products Laboratory. 1999. USDA Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-113. 463 p. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm
Wood Handbook--Chapter 17--Fire Safety White and Dietenberger http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr113/ch17.pdf
Wood (PDF 712 KB) Durbak, Irene; Green, David W.; Highley, Terry L.; Howard, James L.; McKeever, David B.; Miller, Regis B.; Pettersen, Roger C.; Rowell, Roger M.; Simpson, William T.; Skog, Kenneth E.; White, Robert H.; Winandy, Jerrold E.; Zerbe, John I. 1998. In: Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 4th ed, vol. 25. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 627-664. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/durba98a.pdf
Fire Testing Of Recycled Materials For Building Applications (PDF 137 KB) White, Robert H. 1996. In: Proceedings, The use of recycled wood and paper in building applications. Proceedings No. 7286. Madison, WI: Forest Products Society: 198-200. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1997/white97a.pdf
Fire Information Resources In The USDA Forest Service. Blankenburg, Julie. In: Proceedings of 1994 annual infire conference, Fairfax, VA pp. 70-79.. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1994/blank94a.pdf
Thermal Degradation. (PDF 91 KB) LeVan, Susan L. In: Schniewind, Arno P., ed. Concise Encyclopedia of Wood and Wood-Based Materials. 1st edition. Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press: 271-273. 1989. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1989/levan89a.pdf
Light-Frame Wall And Floor Systems: Analysis And Performance. (PDF 3.2 MB) Sherwood, G., and R.C. Moody. USDA Forest Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-59, p. 51-86. 1989. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr59.pdf
Wood Industry Fire Research Program. (PDF 20 KB) Glowinski, Robert W., and Susan L. LeVan. In: Forest Prod. Res. Soc. 42nd annual meeting; 1988 June 19-22; Quebec, Canada. Madison, WI: Forest Prod. Res. Soc.: 57-59. 1988. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1988/Glowi88a.pdf
Thermal Degradation Of Wood Components: A Review Of The Literature. Beall, F.C. and Eickner, H. Research Paper FPL 130, 1970. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp130.pdf
Theories Of The Combustion Of Wood And Its Control – A Survey Of The Literature. Browne, F.L. FPL Report No. 2136. 69 p. 1958.. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplmisc/rpt2136.pdf
Correlation of Smoke Development in Room Tests With Cone Calorimeter Data for Wood Products (PDF 125 KB) Dietenberger, Mark A.; Grexa, Ondrej 2000. In: Osvald, Anton, ed. Proceedings of Wood & Fire Safety, 4th international scientific conference, Pt. 1; 2000, May 14-19; Palria, Strbske Pieso, Slovak Republic. Zvolen, Slovakia: Faculty of Wood Technology, Technical University of Zvolen: 45-55. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2000/diete00a.pdf
Analytical Model of Flame Spread in Full-Scale Room/Corner Tests. (IS09705) (PDF 32 KB) Dietenberger, Mark; Grexa, Ondrej 1999. In: Proceedings of the 6th international conference and exhibition, of Fire and Materials '99; 1999 February 22-23; San Antonio, TX. London, United Kingdom: Interscience Communications Ltd.: 211-222. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/diete99a.pdf
Effect of Backing Board on the Heat Release Rate of Wood. Dietenberger, Mark. Proc. Intl. Conf. On Fire Safety, Columbus, OH, July 1999. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/diete99b.pdf
Comparison of Test Protocols for the Standard Room/Corner Test (PDF 197 KB) White, Robert H.; Dietenberger, Mark A.; Tran, Hao; Grexa, Ondrej; Richardson, Les; Sumathipala, Kuma; Janssens, Marc 1999. Fire Mater. 23: 139-146. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/white99a.pdf (for version in Proceedings of the 5th international conference of Fire and Materials '98; 1998 February 23-24; San Antonio, TX. London, United Kingdom: Interscience Communications Ltd.: 77-88. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/white98a.pdf)
Heat Release Rate of Wood-Plastic Composites (PDF 868 KB) Stark, Nicole M.; White, Robert H.; Clemons, Craig M. 1997. SAMPE J. 33(5): 26-31. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1997/stark97a.pdf
Fundamental Thermophysical Properties of Materials Derived From the Cone Calorimeter Measurements (PDF 187 KB) Grexa, Ondrej; Janssens, Marc; White, Robert; Dietenberger, Mark 1996. In: Wood & Fire Safety. Proceedings, 3rd international scientific conference; 1996, May 6-9; Slovak Republic. Zvolen, Slovak Republic: Technical University Zvolen, Faculty of Wood Technology: 139-147. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/grexa96a.pdf
Ignitability Analysis of Siding Materials Using Modified Protocol for Lift Apparatus (PDF 159 KB) Dietenberger, Mark A. 1996. Fire. Mater. 20: 115-121. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/diete96a.pdf
Room/Corner Tests of Wall Linings With 100/300 kW Burner (PDF 210 Kbytes) Dietenberger, Mark A.; Grexa, Ondrej; White, Robert H..; Sweet, Mitch; Janssens, Marc 1995. In: Proceedings, 4th international fire and materials conference; 1995 November 15-16; Crystal City, WA. London, UK: Inter Science Communications Limited: 53-62. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1995/diete95a.pdf
Simulating Wall And Corner Fire Tests On Wood Products With The OSU Room Fire Model. Tran, Hao C. In: Fire and Flammability of Furnishing and Contents of Buildings, ASSTM STP 1233. Philadelphia: ASTM. 1994. pp. 153-168. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1994/tran94a.pdf
Experimental Data On Wood Materials. (PDF 170 KB) Tran, Hao C. In: Babrauskas, V., and S.J. Grayson, eds. Heat Release in Fires. New York: Elsevier Applied Sciences, Chapter 11, part b. 1992. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1992/tran92a.pdf Burning Rate Of Solid Wood Measured In A Heat Release Rate Calorimeter. (PDF 237 KB) Tran, Hao C., and Robert H. White. Fire and Materials, Vol. 16, p. 197-206. 1992. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1992/tran92b.pdf
Data Reduction Of Room Tests For Zone Model Validation. (PDF 302 KB) Janssens, Marc, and Hao C. Tran. J. of Fire Sciences, Vol. 10, p. 528-555. Nov./Dec. 1992. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1992/janss92a.pdf
Wall And Corner Fire Tests On Selected Wood Products. (PDF 183 KB) Tran, Hao C., and Marc L. Janssens. Journal of Fire Sciences, March/April; 9: 106-124. 1991. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1991/tran91a.pdf
Kinetic Properties Of The Components Of Douglas-Fir And The Heat Of Combustion Of Their Volatile Pyrolysis Products. (PDF 270 KB) Parker, William J., and Susan L. LeVan. Wood and Fiber Sci. 21(3): 289-305. 1989. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1989/parke89a.pdf
Room Fire Test For Fire Growth Modeling: A Sensitivity Study. (PDF 231 KB) Tran, Hao C., and Marc L. Janssens. Journal of Fire Sciences 7(July-August): 217-236. 1989. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1989/tran89a.pdf
Heat Release Rates From Wall Assemblies Oxygen Consumption And Other Methods Compared, Brenden, J.J.; Chamberlain, D.L. Res, Paper FPL-RP-476. 21 p. 1986. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp476.pdf
Flamespread Variability Of Candidate Wood-Based Reference Materials. (PDF 132 KB) LeVan, Susan L. J. Fire Sci. 3(3): 208-223. 1985. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1985/levan85a.pdf
Smoldering Initiation in Cellulosics under Prolonged Low-Level Heating. Schaffer, E.L. Fire Technology. 16(1):22-28. 1980. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1980/schaf80a.pdf
Fire Performance Issues (PDF 187 KB) Cramer, Steven M.; White, Robert H. 1998. In: Fridley, Kenneth J., ed. Wood engineering in the 21st century: research needs and goals. Proceedings, workshop offered in conjunction with the SEI/ASCE Structures Congress XV; 1997 April 16; Portland, OR. Reston, VA: Struc. Eng. Institute/Am. Soc. Civil Eng.: 75-87. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1997/crame97a.pdf
Modelling the Char Behaviour of Structural Timber (PDF 288 KB) Lau, P.W.C.; Van Zeeland, I. ; White, R. 1998. In: Proceedings of the 5th international conference of Fire and Materials '98; 1998 February 23-24; San Antonio, TX. London, United Kingdom: Interscience Communications Ltd.: 123-135. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/lau98a.pdf
Charring Rate of Wood Exposed to a Constant Heat Flux (PDF 121 KB) White, Robert H.; Tran, Hao C. 1996. In: Wood & Fire Safety. Proceedings, 3rd international scientific conference; 1996, May 6-9; Slovak Republic. Zvolen, Slovak Republic: Technical University Zvolen, Faculty of Wood Technology: 175-183. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/white96b.pdf
Tensile Strength of Fire-Exposed Wood Members (PDF 157 KB) White, Robert H. 1996. In: Gopu, Vijaya K.A., ed. Proceedings of the international wood engineering conference; 1996, October 28-31; New Orleans, LA. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University: Vol. 2: 385-390. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/white96a.pdf
Analytical Methods For Determining Fire Resistance Of Timber Members. White, R.H. In: The SFPE handbook of fire protection engineering. 2nd ed. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association. 1995. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1995/white95a.pdf
Improving The Fire Endurance Of Wood Truss Systems. White, R.; Cramer, S. In: PTEC '94 Proceedings of Pacific timber engineering conference; 1994 July; Gold Coast, Australia, Fortitude Valley MAC, Queenland, Australia: Timber Research Development and Advisory Council: 582-589. Vol. 1. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1994/white94a.pdf
Fire Endurance Modeling of Wood Structural Systems (PDF 259 KB) Cramer, Steven M.; White, Robert H. 1996. In: Gopu, Vijaya K.A., ed. Proceedings of the international wood engineering conference; 1996, October 28-31; New Orleans, LA. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University: Vol. 2: 249-256. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/crame96a.pdf
Fire Endurance Model For Metal-Plate-Connected Wood Trusses. (PDF 99 KB) White, Robert H., Steven M. Cramer, and Deepak K. Shrestha. In: Proceedings, 1st International Fire and Materials Conference, Sept. 24-25, 1992, Arlington, VA. London, UK: InterScience Communications Limited, p. 239-245. 1992. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp522.pdf
Fire-Resistive Structural Design. (PDF 148 KB) Schaffer, Erwin L. In: Stalnaker, Judith J., ed. Proceedings of international seminar on wood engineering, April 3, 1992, Boston, MA. Denver, CO: University of Colorado at Denver Civil Engineering Department, p. 47-60. 1992. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1992/schaf92a.pdf
Charring Rate Of Wood For ASTM E 119 Exposure. (PDF 358 KB) White, R.H., and E.V. Nordheim. Fire Technology 28(1):5-30. Feb. 1992. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1992/white92c.pdf
Fire Endurance Research At The Forest Products Laboratory. (PDF 111 KB) White, Robert H. Wood Design Focus 1(2): 5-7. 1990. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1990/white90a.pdf
Future Of Fire-Resistive Coatings In Wood Construction. (PDF 26 KB) White, Robert H. In: Fire retardant coatings and technical research developments for improved fire safety. Proceedings, FRCA Fall Conference; 1988 October 2-5; Annapolis, MD. Lancaster, PA: Fire Retardant Chemicals Association, p. 185-191. 1989. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1989/white89a.pdf
Fire Endurance Model Validation By Unprotected Joist Floor Fire Testing. Schaffer, E.L., and Robert H. White. In: Itani, Rafik Y., ed. Vol. 2, Proceedings, 1988 International Conference on Timber Engineering; 1988 September 19-22; Seattle, WA. Madison, WI: Forest Prod. Res. Soc.: 432-440. 1988.) http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1988/schaf88a.pdf
Strength Validation And Fire Endurance Of Glued-Laminated Beams. (PDF 645 KB) Schaffer, E.L., C.M. Marx, D.A. Bender, and F.E. Woeste. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL 467. 1986. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp467.pdf
Reliability Formulation For The Strength And Fire Endurance Of Glued-Laminated Beams. (PDF 1.4 MB) Bender, D.A., F.E. Woeste, E.L. Schaffer, and C.M. Marx. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL 460. 1985. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp460.pdf
Replicate Fire Endurance Tests Of An Unprotected Wood Joist Floor Assembly. White, Robert H., E.L. Schaffer, and F.E. Woeste. Wood Fiber Sci. 16 (3): 374-390. 1984. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1983/white83a.pdf
Structural Fire Design: Wood. (PDF 668 KB) Schaffer, E.L. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL 450. 17 p. 1984. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp450.pdf
Use Of Coatings To Improve Fire Resistance Of Wood. (PDF 389 KB) White, Robert H. In: Lieff, Morris, and F.M. Stumpf, eds. Fire Resistive Coatings: The Need for Standards. ASTM STP 826. Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, p. 24-39. 1984. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1984/white84a.pdf
Wood-Based Paneling As Thermal Barriers. White, R.H. Res. Pap. FPL 408. 11 p.1982. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp408.pdf
Effect Of Calcium Silicate Substrate On Thermal Barrier Fire Testing. White, R.H. Forest Prod. J. 32(7): 25-27. 1982. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1982/white82a.pdf
A Simplified Test For Adhesive Behavior In Wood Sections Exposed To Fire Schaffer, E.L. Res. Note FPL-0175. 1968. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn175.pdf
Charring Rate Of Selected Woods—Transverse To Grain. Schaffer, E.L. Res. Ppaper FPL-69. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp069.pdf
U.S. Timber Production, Trade, Consumption, And Price Statistics 1965-1999. Howard, James L. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-595. 90 p. 2001 http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp595.pdf
Flame Retardant Treated Wood Products (PDF 351 KB) Grexa, Ondrej 2000. In: Osvald, Anton, ed. Proceedings of Wood & Fire Safety, 4th international scientific conference, Pt. 1; 2000, May 14-19; Palria, Strbske Pieso, Slovak Republic. Zvolen, Slovakia: Faculty of Wood Technology, Technical University of Zvolen: 101-110. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2000/grexa00a.pdf
Property Enhanced Natural Fiber Composite Materials Based On Chemical Modification. (PDF 323 KB) Rowell, Roger M. 1998. In: Prasad, P.N. and others, eds. Science and technology of polymers and advanced materials--Emerging technologies and business opportunities. New York, NY: Plenum Press: 717-732. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/rowel98c.pdf
Fire Performance Of Wood Treated With Combined Fire-Retardant And Preservative Systems. (PDF 569 KB) Sweet, Mitchell S.; Levan, Susan L.; White, Robert H.; Tran, Hao C.; DeGroot, Rodney 1996. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-545. 10 p. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp545.pdf
Comparison Of Wood Preservatives In Stake Tests 1995 Progress Report. Gutzmer, D.I.; Crawford, D.M., comps., Res. Note FPL-RN-02. 124 p. 1995. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn002.pdf
Literature Review On Use Of Nonwood Plant Fibers For Building Materials And Panels. Youngquist, John A.; English, Brent e.; Scharmer, Roger C.; Chow, Poo; Shook, Steven R. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-80. 146 p. 1994. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr80.pdf
Flame Retardancy Of Wood: Present Status, Recent Problems, And Future Fields. (PDF 41 KB) White, Robert H., and Mitchell S. Sweet. In: Lewin, Menachem, ed. Recent advances in flame retardancy of polymeric materials: Proceedings 3rd annual BCC conference on flame retardancy, May 19-21, 1992, Stamford, CT. Norwalk, CT: Business Communications Company, p. 250-257. 1992. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1992/white92a.pdf
The Role Of Boron In Flame-Retardant Treatments. (PDF 75 KB) LeVan, S.L., and H.C. Tran. In: Hamel, Margaret, ed. 1st international conference on wood protection with diffusible preservatives: Proceedings 47355; 1990 Nov. 28-30; Nashville, TN. Madison, WI: Forest Prod. Res. Soc., p. 39-41. 1990. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1990/levan90a.pdf
Thermal Degradation Properties Of Wood Reacted With Diethylchlorophosphate Or Phenylphosphonic Dichloride As Potential Flame Retardants. (PDF 111 KB) Ellis, W.D., R.M. Rowell, and Susan L. LeVan.Wood and Fiber Sci. 19(4): 439-445. 1987. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1987/ellis87a.pdf
Effectiveness Of Fire-Retardant Treatments For Shingles After 10 Years Of Outdoor Weathering . LeVan, S.L.; Holmes, C.A. Res. Pap. FPL 474. 15 p. 1986. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp474.pdf
A Profile Of Wood Use In Nonresidential Building Construction. Resour. Bull. FPL 15. 22 p. 1985. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrb/fplrb15.pdf
Chemistry Of Fire Retardancy. LeVan, Susan L. In: Rowell, Roger M., ed. The chemistry of solid wood. Advances in chemistry series 207, Chapter 14. Washington, DC: Am. Chem. Soc. 1984. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1984/levan1984a.pdf
Effect Of Fire-Retardant Treatments On Performance Properties Of Wood. Holmes, C.A. In: Goldstein, I.S. ed. Wood technology: Chemical aspects. Proceedings, ACS symposium Series 43. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society. 1977. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1977/holme77a.pdf
Degradation Of Wood By Products Of Metal Corrosion. Baker, A.J. FPL Res. Pap. 229. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp229.pdf
Degradation Of FRT Wood Due To Elevated Temperatures
Modeling Wood Strength By Chemical Composition. Part I. An Individual Component Model For Southern Pine.. Winandy, J.K.; Lebow, P.K. Wood and Fiber Science 33(1): 239-254. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2001/winan01c.pdfThermal Degradation Of Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood: Predicting Residual Service Life. Winandy, J.E. For. Products J. 51(2)47-54. 2001. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2001/winan01a.pdf
Roof Temperature Histories In Matched Attics In Mississippi And Wisconsin. (PDF 532 KB) Winandy, Jerrold E.; Barnes, H. Michael; Hatfield, Cherilyn A. 2000. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-589. 224 p. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp589.pdf
Serviceability Modeling--Predicting and Extending the Useful Service Life of FRT-Plywood Roof Sheathing (PDF 497 KB) Winandy, Jerrold E. 2000. In: Test methodology and assessment. Sec. 2. Research Group on Wood Preservation, 31st annual meeting; 2000 May 14-19; Kona, Hawaii. Stockholm, Sweden: The International Research Group on Wood Preservation. Document IRG/WP 00-2021. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2000/winan00a.pdf
Verification of a Kinetics-Based Model for Long-Term Effects of Fire Retardants on Bending Strength at Elevated Temperatures (PDF 199 KB) Lebow, Patricia K.; Winandy, Jerrold E. 1999. Wood Fiber Sci. 31(1): 49-61. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/lebow99a.pdf
Effect of Fire-Retardant Treatment on Plywood pH and the Relationship of pH to Strength Properties (PDF 241 KB) Lebow, S.T.; Winandy, J.E. 1999. Wood Sci. Technol. 33: 285-298. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/lebow99c.pdf
Influence of Degree of Polymerization of Cellulose and Hemicellulose on Strength Loss in Fire-Retardant-Treated Southern Pine (PDF 161 KB) Sweet, Mitchell S.; Winandy, Jerrold E. 1999. Holzforschung. 53(3): 311-317. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/sweet99a.pdf
The Role of Grade and Thickness in the Degradation of Fire-Retardant-Treated Plywood (PDF 226 KB) Lebow, Stan T.; Winandy, Jerrold E. 1998. Forest Prod. J. 48(6): 88-94. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/lebow98a.pdf
Durability Of Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood. FPL Techline VI-5 1998. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/techline/vi-5.pdf
Effects Of Fire-Retardant Treatments On Wood Strength At Elevated Temperatures.. FPL Techline VI-4 1998. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/techline/vi-4.pdf
Focusing on Environmental Sensitivity in Wood Products Research (192 KB) Hamilton, Thomas E.; Winandy, Jerrold E. 1998. In: Edited by Chinese Academy of Forestry. Forestry towards the 21st Century. Proceedings, 40th anniversary of Chinese Academy of Forestry. China Agricultural Scientech Press. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/hamil98a.pdf
Using Kinetics-Based Models to Address Serviceability Concerns for Fire Retardant Treated Wood at Elevated In-Service Temperatures (PDF 54 KB) Winandy, Jerrold E. 1998. In: Natterer, J.; Sandoz, J-L., eds. Proceedings, of the 5th world conference on timber engineering; 1998 August 17-20; Montreux, Switzerland. Lausanne Switzerland: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology: 794-795. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/winan98c.pdf
Predicting Bending Strength of Fire-Retardant-Treated Plywood From Screw-Withdrawal Tests (PDF 795 KB) Winandy, Jerrold E.; Lebow, Patricia K.; Nelson, William 1998. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-568. 20 p. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp568.pdf
Effects of Fire Retardant Retention, Borate Buffers, and Redrying Temperature After Treatment on Thermal-Induced Degradation (PDF 302 KB) Winandy, Jerrold E.1997. Forest Prod. J. 47(6): 79-86. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1997/winan97a.pdf
FPL Roof Temperature and Mositure Model--Description and Verification (PDF 468 KB) Anton TenWolde 1997. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-561. 48 p. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp561.pdf
Mechanical Properites of Fire-Retardant-Treated Plywood After Cyclic Temperature Exposure (PDF 192 KB) LeVan, Susan L.; Kim, Jong Man; Nagel, Robert J.; Evans, James W.1996. Forest Prod. J. 46(5): 64-71. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/levan96a.pdf
Serviceability Modeling of Fire-Retardant-Treated Plywood Roof Sheathing (PDF 202 KB) Winandy, Jerrold E.1996. In: Proceedings of the third wood building/architecture technical seminar; 1996 Nov. 14; Seoul, Korea: Seoul, Korea: Korean Wooden Architecture Association: 46-63. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/winan96d.pdf
Kinetic Models for Thermal Degradation of Strength of Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood (PDF 280 Kbytes) Winandy, Jerrold E.; Lebow, Patricia K. 1996. Wood and Fiber Sci. 28(1): 39-52. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/winan96b.pdf
Preliminary Development Of Remedial Treatments For Thermally Degraded Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood. Winandy, J.E.; Schmidt. For. Products J. 45(2):51-52. 1995. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1995/winan95a.pdf
Roof Temperatures In Simulated Attics. (PDF 574 KB) Winandy, J.E.; Beaumont, Rhett. 1995. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-543. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp543.pdf
Effects Of Fire Retardant Treatments After 18 Months Of Exposure At 150F (66C). Winandy, J.E. Res. Note FPL-RN-0264. 1995. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn264.pdf
Thermal Degradation Of Fire-Retardant-Treated Plywood – Development And Evaluation Of A Test Protocol. (PDF 360 KB) Winandy, J.E.; LeVan, S.L.; Ross, R.J.; Hoffman, S.P.; McIntyre, C.R. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-501. 21 p. 1991. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp501.pdf
Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood: Research At The Forest Products Laboratory. (PDF 53 KB) Winandy, J.E., R.J. Ross, and S.L. LeVan. In: Proceedings of the 1991 international timber engineering conference; 1991 Sept. 2-5; London,. High Wycombe, United Kingdom: Timber Research and Development Association. Vol. 4,p. 69-74. 1991. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1991/winan91a.pdf
Effects Of Fire-Retardant Treatments On Wood Strength: A Review. LeVan, S.L. and J.E. Winandy. Wood and Fiber Science 22(1):113-131. 1990. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1990/levan90b.pdf
Effects Of Fire Retardant Chemicals On The Bending Properties Of Wood At Elevated Temperatures. (PDF 440 KB) LeVan, Susan L., Robert J. Ross, and Jerrold E. Winandy. USDA Forest Serv. Res. Pap. FPL-RP-498. 24 p. 1990. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp498.pdf
Choosing And Applying Fire-Retardant-Treated Plywood And Lumber For Roof Designs. LeVan, Susan; Collet, Mary Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-62. 11 p. 1989. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr62.pdf
Effect Of Fire-Retardant Treatment And Redrying On The Mechanical Properties Of Douglas-Fir And Aspen Plywood. Winandy, J.E.; LeVan, S.L.; Schaffer, E.L. and Lee, P.W. 1988. Res. Paper FPL-RP-485. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp485.pdf
Regional Climate Change in the Southern United States: The Implications for Wildfire Occurrence (PDF 4.8 MB) Heilman, Warren, E.; Potter, Brian E.; Zerbe, John I. 1998. In: Mickler & Fox, ed. The productivity and sustainability of southern forest ecosystems in a changing environment. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, Inc.: 683-699. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/heilm98a.pdf
Flammability of Christmas Trees and Other Vegetation (PDF 213 KB) White, Robert H.; DeMars, Denise; Bishop, Mark 1997. In: Proceedings, 24th international conference on fire safety; 1997 July 21-24; Columbus, Ohio. Sissonville, WV: Product Safety Corporation: 99-110. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1997/white97b.pdf
Preliminary Evaluation of the Flammability of Native and Ornamental Plants With the Cone Calorimeter (PDF 199 KB) White, Robert H.; Weise, David R.; Frommer, Susan 1996. In: Proceedings of 21st international conference on fire safety; 1996 January 8-12; Millbrae, CA.Sissonville, WV: Product Safety Corporation: 257-265. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/white96c.pdf
Wood Combustion for Energy and Cooking
Energy from Wood A 1994 list of publications including publications not currently available on-line as .pdf files. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/energywd.htmThe 1994 list includes all forms of energy from wood. On-line publications on wood combustion are listed below. Publications pertaining to the market for wood combustion energy are not included in the publications listed below.
Current And Future Options For Managing Used Preservative-Treated Wood. DeGroot, R.C.; Felton, C. IRG/ 95-50042. 1995. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1995/degro95b.pdf
Wood Ash Composition As A Function Of Furnace Temperature. (PDF 285 Kbytes) Misra, Mahendra K., Ragland, Kenneth W., and Baker, Andrew J. Biomass Bioenergy. 4(2):103-116. 1993. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1993/misra93a.pdf
Chapter 3--Charcoal In: For. Serv. Agric. Information Bulletin 666. 1993. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/usda/agib666/aib66603.pdf
Chapter 6 – Cooking Wood, Smokewood, And Flavorwood. In: For. Serv. Agric. Information Bulletin 666. 1993. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/usda/agib666/aib66606.pdf
Research On Combustion Of Wood Containing Nonwood Materials. (PDF 24 Kbytes) Baker, Andrew J. In: Suadicani, Kjell, ed. Proceedings of joint meeting; IEA/BEA Activity 4 and 5; 1991 June 12-14; Silsoe, Sweden. Denmark, Sweden: Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute: 114-122. 1991. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1991/baker91a.pdf
Pressurized Downdraft Combustion Of Woodchips. Purnomo, D.J. Aerts and K.W. Ragland. In: 23rd symposium (international) on combustion. The Combustion Institute. Pp. 1025-1032. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1990/aerts90a.pdf
Effect Of Lignin Content And Extractives On The Higher Heating Value Of Wood. (PDF 150 Kbytes) White, Robert H. Wood Fiber Sci. 19(4):446-452. 1987. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1987/white87a.pdf
Should Whole-Tree Chips For Fuel Be Dried Before Storage? Springer, E.L. Res. Note FPL-0241. 1980. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn241.pdf
How To Estimate Recoverable Heat Energy In Wood Or Bark Fuels. Ince, Peter. General Technical Report FPL 29. 1979. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr29.pdf
Briquets From Wood Residues. Reineke, L.H. Res. Note FPL-075. 1964. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn075.pdf
Charcoal Production, Marketing, and Use. Forest Products Laboratory. Report No. 2213. July 1961. (Available on-line in near future).