Recently added articles from Forest Products Journal:
Letter from the editor.
Sep 01, 2008; Couch, George N. ... Dear Reader, In late August, The New York Times reported on the growing role of consultants who specialize in advising architects and developers regarding sustainable design and LEED certification. According to a Green Building Council executive, LEED projects are under way in ...
Managing for innovation: insights into a successful company.(innovation in forest product industry)
Sep 01, 2008; Crespell, Pablo ... Abstract This case explores work climate and its relation with innovativeness in a small U.S. secondary wood products company. The primary objective of this in-depth stage of a larger study was to preliminarily validate the components and relationships of a theoretical model ...
Estimation equations for moment resistances of L-type screw corner joints in case goods furniture.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008; Kasal, Ali ... Abstract The effects of the number of screws and screw sizes on bending moment resistance of L-type furniture comer joints constructed of particleboard (PB) and medium density fiberboard (MDF) with resin surfacing were investigated in this study. Six different sizes of screws ...
Chair load analysis during daily sitting activities.(TECHNICAL NOTE)(Report)
Sep 01, 2008; Paoliello, Carla ... Abstract One of the greatest difficulties in chair design stems from the fact that the act of sitting is usually studied as a static activity rather than a dynamic one. With this in mind, this research has been developed to set and define the loads that occur in a Eucalyptus ...
Adsorption and desorption performance of two commercial wood plastic composites.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008; Adebayo, Adebola B. ... Abstract In this study, sorption and desorption of two wood plastic composites (WPCs), along with solid southern pine, and white oak were investigated in humidity controlled chambers. Equilibrium moisture content (EMC) obtained for WPC, softwood (southern pine), and hardwood ...
Long-term performance of engineered wood flooring when exposed to temperature and humidity cycling.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008; Blanchet, Pierre ... Abstract Engineered wood flooring (EWF) has an important market share of the wood flooring in the United States (up to 52%). Many EWF products have warranties of 15 to 35 years. In this study, prototypes were submitted to aging cycles with the objective of assessing EWF ...