Number 1 / January 2002

Research Contributions

• Establishing a Pertinent and Forward-Looking Research Agenda—making a Difference Through your (our) Work

  Paul M. Winistorfer

  1-1

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• Exploring Customer Value in the Hardwood Lumber Industry

  Timothy M. Smith

  2-13

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• Mechanical Properties of Individual Southern Pine Fibers. Part I. Determination and Variability of Stress-Strain Curves with Respect to Tree Height and Juvenility

  Les Groom, Laurence Mott, Stephen Shaler

  14-27

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• Perceptions of new and Established Waterfront Materials: U.S. Port Authorities and Engineering Consulting Firms

  Paul M. Smith, Kimberly D. Bright

  28-41

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• Fracture zone Characterization—Micro-Mechanical Study

  Svetlana Vasic, Ian Smith, Eric Landis

  42-56

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• The Effect of Wood Extractive Content on Glue Adhesion and Surface Wettability of Wood

  Ralph M. Nussbaum, Magdalena Sterley

  57-71

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• A Microwave-Assisted Extraction Method for Determining Hot Water Solubility of Wood

  Lan-sheng Kuo, Jen-fon Jen, Maw-rong Lee, Wen-shuang Hwang, Yin-li Cheng

  72-76

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• In-Plane Dimensional Stability of Three-Layer Oriented Strandboard

  Jong N. Lee, Qinglin Wu

  77-95

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• Geographic Variation in Wood Specific Gravity: Effects of Latitude, Temperature, and Precipitation

  Michael C. Wiemann, G. Bruce Williamson

  96-107

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• Thermomechanical Pulping of Loblolly Pine Juvenile Wood

  Gary C. Myers

  108-115

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• Trial Production and Testing of Cement-Bonded Particleboard from Rattan Furniture Waste

  Abel O. Olorunnisola, O. O. Adefisan

  116-124

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• Thickness Swelling of Oriented Strandboard Under Long-Term Cyclic Humidity Exposure Condition

  Qinglin Wu, Jong N. Lee

  125-139

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• The Variation of Chemical Composition and Pulping Yield With Age and Growth Factors in Young Eucalyptus Globulus

  Isabel Miranda, Helena Pereira

  140-145

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• Relationships Between Wood Density and Annual Growth Rate Components in Balsam Fir (Abies Balsamea)

  Shinya Koga, S. Y. Zhang

  146-157

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• Nutritional Quality of Douglas-Fir Wood: Effect of Vertical and Horizontal Position on Nutrient Levels

  Timothy D. Schowalter, Jeffrey J. Morrell

  158-164

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• Time Domain Ultrasonic Signal Characterization for Defects in Thin Unsurfaced Hardwood Lumber

  Mohammed F. Kabir, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Mark E. Schafer

  165-182

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