Robert J. Ross, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Christopher Adam Senalik, Xiping Wang, Katie M. Ohno, Robert J. Ross, William A. Martin. 2026. Condition assessment of the wooden mast of historic schooner Grace Bailey.
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2025. Wood and timber condition assessment manual: third edition
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Katie M. Ohno, Grant T. Kirker, William A. Martin, Terrence J. Winschel, Laurice M. Spinelli Correa, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross, Thomas G. Shelton. 2025. Condition assessment of the timber frame supporting USS Cairo at Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Xiping Wang, Laurice M. Spinelli Correa, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross. 2024. Condition assessment of historic wooden ships
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Laya Khademibami, Rubin Shmulsky, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Keith Ward, Thomas Williamson. 2024. Evaluation of Creep Performance of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs): phase 3
• Raquel Goncalves, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2024. Proceedings: 23rd International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium
• Laurice Spinelli Correa, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross. 2024. Proceedings, structural and engineered hardwood materials and applications workshop
• Rubin Shmulsky, Laya Khademibami, Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik, Kevin W. Ragon, Brian K. Brashaw. 2024. Assessment of condition and decay of wooden mats used in the construction industry: with a review of state-of-the-art wood condition assessment techniques
• R. Dan Seale, Christopher Adam Senalik, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross, Laya Khademibami, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Thomas Williamson. 2024. Development of a test method to monitor creep behavior of structural insulated panels under load
• Munkaila Musah, Yunxiang Ma, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Reza Hosseinpourpia, Xiaolei Jiang, Xinfeng Xie. 2024. Face bonding strength of cross laminated northern hardwoods and softwoods lumber
• Robert J. Ross, Laurice M. Spinelli Correa. 2024. Condition assessment of wood members in a historic building at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin
• Dick Sandberg, Gerhard Fink, Jorg Hasener, Matti Kairi, Torben Marhenke, Robert J. Ross, Rene Steiger, Xiping Wang. 2023. Process Control and Grading in Primary Wood Processing
• Marly G. C. Uzcategui, Frederico José Nistal França, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2023. Assessing 2 by 6 Southern Pine Lumber Flexural and Tensile Properties with Nondestructive Techniques
• M. G. C. Uzcategui, F. J. N. França, R. D. Seale, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2023. Nondestructive Evaluation of 2 by 10 Southern Pine Lumber
• Laya Khademibami, Rubin Shmulsky, Christopher Adam Senalik, Roy Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Keith Ward, Thomas Williamson. 2023. Flexural testing of structural insulated panels before and after creep testing
• Feng Xu, Yin Wu, Haifeng Lin, Yunfei Liu, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Guiyun Tian. 2023. IPSO-VMD based signal feature extraction and internal defect detection of hardwood logs through acoustic impact test
• Yvette L. Dickinson, Christel C. Kern, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2023. Choice of Silvicultural System Influences Internal Wood Characteristics of Sugar Maple
• Brian Brashaw, Troy Brown, Judd Johnson, Robert J. Ross, Charles Becker. 2023. Hardwood Markets in 2020 and Beyond
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2023. Nondestructive evaluation of wood products
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2023. Durable solutions for balconies and decks
• R. Shmulsky, L. Khademibami, Christopher Adam Senalik, R.D. Seale, Robert J. Ross. 2022. The Influence of Foam Discontinuity in the Shear Zone of Structural Insulated Panel Beams
• Marly G.C. Uzcategui, Frederico J.N. Franca, R. Daniel Seale, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2022. Flexural and Tensile Properties of 2x6 and 2x10 Southern Pine Lumber
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2022.  In-forest wood quality assessments—where are we with NDT technologies?
• R. Bruce Allison, James R. Anderson, Amy L. Androff, Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik, Jeffrey Hagan, Mary L. Oehrlein, Nathan Kamprath, Keith York. 2022. Lumber from World War I Research at the Forest Products Laboratory Helps Repair the U.S. Capitol Building
• Tyler J. Hovde, John W. Forsman, Robert J. Ross, Mark Rudnick, Xinfeng Xie, Xiping Wang, Yvette L. Dickson. 2022. Sight versus Sound: Do Visual Assessments of Dead Standing Trees Reflect Acoustic Nondestructive Evaluations of Wood Quality?
• Dusty Snow, Laya Khademibami, Alan Sherrington, Rubin Shmulsky, Iris B. Montague, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2022. Effect of Thermomechanical Densification Treatment on Abrasion Resistance of Five US Hardwoods
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, C. Elizabeth Stokes, Tamara S.F.A. Franca, Rubin Shmulsky. 2022. Assessing biological deterioration in wood with acoustic-based techniques--a review
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2022. Proceedings 22nd international nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood symposium
• Laya Khademibami, Rubin Shmulsky, Dusty Snow, Alan Sherrington, Iris B. Montague, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2022. Wear Resistance and Hardness Assessment of Five US Hardwoods for Bridge Decking and Truck Flooring
• Laurice Mara Spinelli Correa, Frederica Jose Nistal Franca, Rubin Shmulsky, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2022. Evaluation of Modulus of Elasticity and Modulus of Rupture of Cross-Laminated Timber with Longitudinal Vibration NDE Techniques
• Grant T. Kirker, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik, Andrew Storer, Xinfeng Xie, Nathan Kamprath, Keith York, Robert J. Ross. 2022. Research opportunities in the tropics: summary of 2019 evaluation of test sites in Panama and Suriname
• Steve P. Verrill, Frank C. Owens, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Java image analysis program for lumber knots, and related nonlinear least squares routines for fitting lumber modulus of rupture to strength predictors
• Steve P. Verrill, Frank C. Owens, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Improved models for predicting the modulus of rupture of lumber under third point loading
• Guangmei Cao Anderson, Frank C. Owens, Steve P. Verrill, Robert J. Ross, Rubin Shmulsky. 2021. Fitting Statistical Distribution Models to MOE and MOR in Mill-Run Spruce and Red Pine Lumber Populations
• Munkaila Musah, Xiping Wang, Yvette Dickinson, Robert J. Ross, Mark Rudnicki, Xinfeng Xie. 2021. Durability of the adhesive bond in cross-laminated northern hardwoods and softwoods
• Robert J. Ross, Christopher Adam Senalik, Rubin Shmulsky, Brian Brashaw. 2021. Development of Field Inspection Practices for Wood Structures on Fire-Prone Lands: Application of State-of-the-Art Condition Assessment Techniques
• Rubin Shmulsky, Frederico José Nistal França, J. Tedrick Ratcliff, Benjamin Farber, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, R. Daniel. Seale. 2021. Compression Properties of Small Clear Southern Yellow Pine Specimens Tested across Five Decades
• Frederico José Nistal França, Rubin Shmulsky, J. Tedrick Ratcliff, Benjamin Farber, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, R. Daniel. Seale. 2021. Yellow Pine Small Clear Flexural Properties across Five Decades
• Frederico Jose Nistal Franca, Rubin Shmulsky, Tedrick Ratcliff, Benjamin Farber, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, R. Daniel Seale. 2021. Interrelationships of Specific Gravity, Stiffness, and Strength of Yellow Pine across Five Decades
• Yunxiang Ma, Xiping Wang, Marshall Begel, Qingli Dai, Yvette Dickinson, Xinfeng Xie, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Flexural and shear performance of CLT panels made from salvaged beetle-killed white spruce
• Feng Xu, Yunfei Liu, Xiping Wang, Brian Brashaw, Lon M. Yeary, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Evaluating internal condition of hardwood logs based on AR-minimum entropy deconvolution combined with wavelet based spectral kurtosis approach
• Yunxiang Ma, Ruizhe Si, Munkaila Musah, Qingli Dai, Xinfeng Xie, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Mechanical Property Evaluation of Hybrid Mixed-Species CLT Panels with Sugar Maple and White Spruce
• Fenglu Liu, Houjiang Zhang, Xiping Wang, Fang Jiang, Wenhua Yu, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Acoustic Wave Propagation in Standing Trees - Part II. Effects of Tree Diamter and Juvenile Wood
• Robert J. Ross, Rubin Shmulsky. 2021. Some Mechanical Properties of Hardwood-Based Particle Composite Materials
• Zhiyong Cai, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Chapter 12: Mechanical properties of wood-based composite materials
• Robert J. Ross. 2021. Wood handbook: Wood as an engineering material
• Yunxiang Ma, Munkaila Musah, Ruizhe Si, Qingli Dai, Xinfeng Xie, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2021. Integrated experimental and numerical study on flexural properties of cross laminated timber made of low-value sugar maple lumber
• Christopher Adam Senalik, F. J. N. França, R. D. Seale, Robert J. Ross, R. Shmulsky. 2020. Estimating lumber properties with acoustic-based technologies—Part 1: Modeling acoustic (stress) wave behavior in clear wood and lumber
• Christopher Adam Senalik, F. J. N. França, R. D. Seale, Robert J. Ross, R. Shmulsky. 2020. Estimating lumber properties with acoustic-based technologies—Part 2: Ultimate tension stress estimation from time- and frequency-domain parameters
• Guangmei Cao Anderson, Frank C. Owens, Frederico Franca, Robert J. Ross, Rubin Shmulsky. 2020. Correlations between grain angle meter readings and bending properties of mill-run southern pine lumber
• Robert J. Ross, Robert J. Hoyle. 2020. Using modulus of elasticity as the sorting criterion in the manufacture of lodgepole pine laminated decking: a pilot study
• Nusret As, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2020. Nondestructive evaluation of the tensile properties of structural lumber from the spruce-pine-fir species grouping: relationship between grain angle and energy loss
• Nusret As, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Benjamin Farber. 2020. Nondestructive evaluation of the tensile properties of structural lumber from the spruce-pine-fir species grouping: relationship between modulus of elasticity and ultimate tension stress
• Friend K. Bechtel, Robert J. Ross. 2020. Foundation of nondestructive testing of wood products: contributions from an industrial research engineer
• Steve P. Verrill, Frank C. Owens, Matthew A. Arvanitis, David E. Kretschmann, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross, Patricia K. Lebow. 2020. Estimated probability of breakage of lumber of a fixed “grade” can vary greatly from mill to mill and time to time
• Frank C. Owens, Steve P. Verrill, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross. 2020. Distributions of MOE and MOR in eight mill-run lumber populations (four mills at two times)
• Edward D. Entsminger, Brian Brashaw, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross. 2020. Machine grading of lumber—practical concerns for lumber producers
• Fenglu Liu, Xiping Wang, Houjiang Zhang, Fang Jiang, Wenhua Yu, Shanqing Liang, Feng Fu, Robert J. Ross. 2020. Acoustic Wave Propagation in Standing Trees – Part 1. Numerical Simulation
• Robert J. Ross, John R. Erickson. 2020. Undervalued hardwoods for engineered materials and components: second edition
• Xiping Wang, Udo H. Sauter, Robert J. Ross. 2019. Proceedings, 21st international nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood symposium
• Frederico Franca, Christopher Adam Senalik, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Rubin Shmulsky. 2019. Comparing idealized acoustic wave behavior to that observed in clear wood and lumber
• Nusret As, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2019. Nondestructive evaluation of tensile properties of structural lumber from the spruce-pine-fir species grouping: phase 1 evaluation of modulus of elasticity
• Guangmei Cao Anderson, Frank Owens, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross. 2019. Within-Mill Variation in the Means and Variances of MOE and MOR of Mill-Run Lumber Over Time
• Feng Xu, Yunfei Liu, Xiping Wang, Brian Brashaw, Lon M. Yeary, Robert J. Ross. 2019. Assessing internal soundness of hardwood logs through acoustic impact test and waveform analysis
• Frank Owens, Steve P. Verrill, Rubin Shmulsky, Robert J. Ross. 2019. Distributions of modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture in four mill run lumber populations
• Yvette Dickinson, Xiping Wang, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross. 2019. Effects of silviculture practices on engineering properties of northern hardwood species of the Great Lakes Region: a literature review
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik. 2018. Nondestructive assessment of wood members in a viewing tower in Potawatomi State Park, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
• Xiping Wang, Ed Thomas, Feng Xu, Yunfei Liu, Brian Brashaw, Robert J. Ross. 2018. Defect detection and quality assessment of hardwood logs: part 2—combined acoustic and laser scanning system
• Feng Xu, Xiping Wang, Ed Thomas, Yunfei Liu, Brian Brashaw, Robert J. Ross. 2018. Defect detection and quality assessment of hardwood logs: part 1—acoustic impact test and wavelet analysis
• Frederico J.N. Franca, R. Daniel Seale, Robert J. Ross, Rubin Shmulsky, Tamara S.F. Amorim Franca. 2018. Using transverse vibration nondestructive testing techniques to estimate stiffness and strength of southern pine lumber
• Vladimir Kochkin, Ed Hudson, Robert J. Ross, Karen Martinson. 2018. Industry-prioritized research, technology transfer, and education needs and opportunities in residential construction
• Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2017. Proceedings, 20th international nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood symposium
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Lujing Zhou, Robert J. Ross. 2017. Assessment of deterioration in timbers with time and frequency domain analysis techniques
• Xiping Wang, Ed Thomas, Feng Xu, Yunfei Liu, Victor Krause, Brian Brashaw, Robert J. Ross. 2017. Combining acoustic and laser scanning methods to improve hardwood log segregation
• Mark Rudnicki, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, R. Bruce Allison, Kevin Perzynski. 2017. Measuring wood quality in standing trees--a review
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik, R. Bruce Allison, Lujing Zhou. 2017. Nondestructive assessment of wood members from a historic viewing tower
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Samuel L. Zelinka, Stan Lebow, Zhiyong Cai. 2017. Accelerated aging of preservative-treated structural plywood
• Jiangming Kan, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Wenbin Li. 2017. Energy harvesting from wood floor vibration using a piezoelectric generator
• Shan Gao, Xiping Wang, Michael C. Wiemann, Brian Brashaw, Robert J. Ross, Lihai Wang. 2017. A critical analysis of methods for rapid and nondestructive determination of wood density in standing trees
• Xiping Wang, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Neal Bennett, Debbie Conner. 2016. Effects of cedar oil and silica gel treatment on dimensional stability and mechanical properties of Southern Yellow Pine boards
• Tom Williamson, Robert J. Ross. 2016. Proceedings: Mass Timber Research Workshop 2015
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross. 2015. Predicting Plywood Properties with Wood-based Composite Models
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Rodney DeGroot. 2015. Ultrasound Transmission Times in Biologically Deteriorated Wood
• Robert J. Ross, Raquel Gonçalves, Xiping Wang. 2015. Proceedings: 19th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium
• Vladimir Kochkin, Douglas R. Rammer, Kevin Kauffman, Thomas Wiliamson, Robert J. Ross. 2015. SIP Shear Walls: Cyclic Performance of High-Aspect-Ratio Segments and Perforated Walls
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Steve P. Verrill, Eini C. Lowell, Jamie Barbour. 2015. Acoustic Evaluation of Thinning and Biosolid Fertilization Effects on Wood Quality of a Douglas-fir stand
• Brian Brashaw, Samuel Anderson, Robert J. Ross. 2015. Laser Scanning Technology as Part of a Comprehensive Condition Assessment for Covered Bridges
• Robert J. Ross. 2015. Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood: Second Edition
• Frederico J. N. Franca, Tamara S.F. Amorin Franca, Lon A. Yeary, Christopher Hohnholt, John W. Forsman, Robert J. Ross. 2015. Condition Assessment of a Historic Trout Rearing Station in Upper Michigan
• Dwight E. Mcdonald, Marshall Begel, Christopher Adam Senalik, Robert J. Ross, Thomas D. Skaggs, Borjen Yeh, Thomas Williamson. 2014. Creep Behavior of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs): Results from a Pilot Study
• Robert J. Ross, John W. Forsman, John R. Erickson, Allen M. Brackley. 2014. Nondestructive Testing Technique to Quantify Deterioration from Marine Borer Attack in Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock Logs: Observations from a Pilot Test
• Christopher Adam Senalik, Gregory Schueneman, Robert J. Ross. 2014. Ultrasonic-Based Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Wood: A Primer and Historical Review
• Robert H. White, Robert J. Ross. 2014. Wood and Timber Condition Assessment Manual: Second Edition
• Stan Lebow, Robert J. Ross, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2014. Evaluation of Wood Species and Preservatives for Use in Wisconsin Highway Sign Posts
• Guanghui Li, Xiping Wang, Hailin Feng, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross. 2014. Analysis of wave velocity patterns in black cherry trees and its effect on internal decay detection
• Douglas R. Rammer, Jorge de Melo Moura, Robert J. Ross. 2014. Structural Performance of the Second Oldest Glued-Laminated Structure in the United States
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2013. Proceedings 18th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium Madison, Wisconsin, USA 2013
• Turker Dundar, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2013. Prediction of transverse shrinkages of young-growth Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) with ultrasonic measurements
• Yan Qing, Robert J. Ross, Zhiyong Cai, Yiqiang Wu. 2013. Nondestructive Measurement of Dynamic Modulus for Cellulose Nanofibril Films
• Xiping Wang, Steve P. Verrill, Eini C. Lowell, Robert J. Ross, Vicki L. Herian. 2013. Acoustic sorting models for improved log segregation
• Guanghui Li, Xiping Wang, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross. 2013. Analysis of Wave Velocity Patterns in Black Cherry Trees and its Effect on Internal Decay Detection
• James Bridwell, Robert J. Ross, Zhiyong Cai, David E. Kretschmann. 2013. USDA Forest Products Laboratory's Debris Launcher
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2012. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood—50 Years of Research: International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium Series
• Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, Samuel J. Anderson. 2012. Use of Laser Scanning Technology to Obtain As-Built Records of Historic Covered Bridges
• Robert J. Ross, Jiangming Kan, Xiping Wang, Julie Blankenburg, Janet I. Stockhausen, Roy F. Pellerin. 2012. Wood and Wood-Based Materials as Sensors—A Review of the Piezoelectric Effect in Wood
• Robert J. Ross, Turker Dundar. 2012. Condition Assessment of a 2,500-Year-Old Mummy Coffin
• Robert J. Ross, Forest Products Laboratory USDA Forest Service. 2010. Wood handbook: wood as an engineering material
• Zhiyong Cai, Robert J. Ross. 2010. Mechanical properties of wood-based composite materials
• Brian K. Brashaw, Voichita Bucur, Ferenc Divos, Raquel Goncalves, Jianxiong Lu, Roger Meder, Roy F. Pellerin, Simon Potter, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Yafang Yin. 2009. Nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood : a worldwide research update
• Xiping Wang, Henry E. Stelzer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Patricia K. Lebow, Robert J. Ross. 2009. Assessing wood quality of borer-infested red oak logs with a resonance acoustic technique
• Robert J. Ross. 2008. Transverse vibration techniques : logs to structural systems
• Brian Brashaw, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2008. Innovative technology transfer of nondestructive evaluation research
• James Wacker, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw. 2008. Condition assessment of historic wood vessels
• R. Bruce Allison, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2008. Visual and nondestructive evaluation of red pines supporting a ropes course in the USFS Nesbit Lake Camp, Sidnaw, Michigan
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2008. Acoustic evaluation of Alaskan young-growth wood
• David G. Briggs, Gonzalo Thienel, Eric C. Turnblom, Eini C. Lowell, Dennis Dykstra, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Peter Carter. 2008. Influence of thinning on acoustic velocity of Douglas-fir trees in western Washington and western Oregon
• Xiping Wang, James Wacker, Robert J. Ross, Brian Brashaw. 2008. Condition assessment of main structural members of steam schooner WAPAMA
• Richard Bergman, Robert J. Ross. 2008. Evaluating shrinkage of wood propellers in a high-temperature environment
• David W. Green, Robert H. White, Anton TenWolde, William Simpson, Joseph Murphy, Robert J. Ross. 2007. Physical and mechanical properties of clear wood
• Michael O. Hunt, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Lawrence Andrew Soltis, R. R. Leavitt, Zhiyong Cai. 2007. Assessment of in-place wood floor systems
• Xiping Wang, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Martin F. Jurgensen, Robert J. Ross. 2007. Field assessment of wood stake decomposition in forest soil
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Peter Carter. 2007. Acoustic evaluation of wood quality in standing trees. Part I, Acoustic wave behavior
• Christopher D. Risbrudt, Robert J. Ross, Julie Blankenburg, Charles A. Nelson. 2007. Forest Products Laboratory : supporting the nation's armed forces with valuable wood research for 90 years
• Xiping Wang, Peter Carter, Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw. 2007. Acoustic assessment of wood quality of raw forest materials : a path to increased profitability
• Xiping Wang, Henry E. Stelzer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross. 2007. Acoustic assessment of stress level and potential wood quality of logs affected by oak decline
• Xiping Wang, R. Bruce Allison, Lihai Wang, Robert J. Ross. 2007. Acoustic tomography for decay detection in red oak trees
• James Wacker, Xiping Wang, Brian Brashaw, Robert J. Ross. 2006. Estimating bridge stiffness using a forced-vibration technique for timber bridge health monitoring
• Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, Xiping Wang. 2006. Structural condition assessment of in-service wood
• David W. Green, Robert H. White, Antoni TenWolde, William Simpson, Joseph Murphy, Robert J. Ross, Roland Hernandez, Stan Lebow. 2006. Wood
• Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, Xiping Wang, Robert H. White, Roy F. Pellerin. 2005. Post-fire assessment of structural wood members
• Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw. 2005. Chapter 6:Engineered trusses from undervalued hardwoods
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang, Brian K. Brashaw, John W. Forsman, John R. Erickson. 2005. Chapter 8:Properties of red maple laminated veneer lumber
• Brian K. Brashaw, Robert J. Ross. 2005. Chapter 7:I-joists and headers
• Xiping Wang, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Robert J. Ross, John W. Forsman, John R. Erickson, Crystal Pilon, Brian K. Brashaw. 2005. Nondestructive evaluation of incipient decay in hardwood logs
• Peter Carter, David Briggs, Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2005. Acoustic testing to enhance western forest values and meet customer wood quality needs
• Brian K. Brashaw, Robert J. Vatalaro, James Wacker, Robert J. Ross. 2005. Condition assessment of timber bridges. 1, Evaluation of a micro-drilling resistance tool
• Xiping Wang, James Wacker, Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw. 2005. Nondestructive assessment of timber bridges using a vibration-based method
• Xiping Wang, James Wacker, Angus M. Morison, John W. Forsman, John R. Erickson, Robert J. Ross. 2005. Nondestructive assessment of single-span timber bridges using a vibration- based method
• Lynn Knight, Melissa Huff, Janet I. Stockhausen, Robert J. Ross. 2005. Comparing energy use and environmental emissions of reinforced wood doors and steel doors
• Peter Carter, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, David Briggs. 2005. NDE of logs and standing trees using new acoustic tools : technical application and results
• Jen Y. Liu, Robert J. Ross. 2005. Relationship between radial compressive modulus of elasticity and shear modulus of wood
• Robert J. Ross, Xiping Wang. 2005. Quincy Mine Blacksmith Shop : condition assesment of timbers
• Brian K. Brashaw, Robert J. Vatalaro, James Wacker, Robert J. Ross. 2005. Condition assessment of timber bridges. 2, Evaluation of several stress-wave tools
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Michael O. Hunt, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman. 2005. Low frequency vibration approach for assessing performance of wood floor systems
• Robert J. Ross, John I. Zerbe, Xiping Wang, David W. Green, Roy F. Pellerin. 2005. Stress wave nondestructive evaluation of Douglas-fir peeler cores
• Xiping Wang, James Wacker, Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, Robert Vatalaro. 2005. Development of flexural vibration inspection techniques to rapidly assess the structural health of timber bridge systems
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Peter Carter. 2005. Acoustic evaluation of standing trees : recent research development
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Michael O. Hunt. 2004. Low Frequency Vibration approach to asess the Performance of wood structural Systems
• Robert J. Ross, Steven Verhey, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman, Brian K. Brashaw, Crystal L. Pilon, Xiping Wang. 2004. Yield and ultrasonic modulus of elasticity of red maple veneer
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, John Punches, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman, Roy E. Pellerin. 2004. Diameter effect on stress-wave evaluation of modulus of elasticity of logs
• Brian K. Brashaw, Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Roy F. Pellerin. 2004. Relationship between stress wave velocities of green and dry veneer
• Xiping Wang, Ferenc Divos, Crystal Pilon, Brian K. Brashaw, Robert J. Ross, Roy F. Pellerin. 2004. Assessment of decay in standing timber using stress wave timing nondestructive evaluation tools: a guide for use and interpretation
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, David W. Green, Brian Brashaw, Karl Englund, Michael Wolcott. 2004. Stress wave sorting of red maple logs for structural quality
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, John Punches, R. James Barbour, John W. Forsman, John R. Erickson. 2003. Evaluation of small-diameter timber for value-added manufacturing : a stress wave approach
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman, Roy Pellerin. 2003. Diameter effect on stress-wave evaluation of modulus of elasticity of logs
• Zhiyong Cai, Michael O. Hunt, Robert J. Ross, Lawrence A. Soltis. 2003. Screw withdrawal : a means to evaluate densities of in-situ wood members
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, Steven A. Verhey, John W. Forsman, John R. Erickson. 2003. Flexural properties of laminated veneer lumber manufactured from ultrasonically rated red maple veneer : a pilot study.
• Zhiyong Cai, Robert J. Ross, Michael O. Hunt, Lawrence A. Soltis. 2002. Pilot study to examine use of transverse vibration nondestructive evaluation for assessing floor systems
• Glenn Christensen, Kent R. Julin, Robert J. Ross, Susan Willits. 2002. Volume recovery, grade yield, and properties of lumber from young-growth sitka spruce and western hemlock in southeast Alaska.
• Xiping Wang, William T. Simpson, Brian Brashaw, Robert J. Ross. 2002. Kiln drying maple for structural uses
• Barbara L. Illman, Vina Yang, Robert J. Ross, William Nelson. 2002. Nondestructive evaluation of oriented strand board exposed to decay fungi.
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Lawrence Andrew Soltis. 2002. Nondestructive structural evaluation of wood floor systems with a vibration technique.
• Carol A. Clausen, Robert J. Ross, John W. Forsman, Joseph D. Balachowski. 2001. Condition assessment of roof trusses of Quincy Mine Blacksmith Shop in Keweenaw National Historical Park
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Michael H. McClellan, R. James Barbour, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman, Gary D. McGinnis. 2001. Nondestructive evaluation of standing trees with a stress wave method.
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman, Gary D. McGinnis, Rodney C. De Groot. 2001. Nondestructive evaluation of potential quality of creosote-treated piles removed from service
• Robert J. Ross, Michael O. Hunt, Xiping Wang, Lawrence A. Soltis. 2001. Floor vibration : a possible assessment method for historic buildings
• Robert Emerson, David Pollock, David McLean, Kenneth Fridley, Robert J. Ross, Roy Pellerin. 2001. Ultrasonic inspection of a glued laminated timber fabricated with defects
• Zhiyong Cai, Michael O. Hunt, Robert J. Ross, Lawrence A. Soltis. 2000. Static and vibration moduli of elasticity of salvaged and new joists
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman, Gary D. McGinnis, Rodney C. De Groot. 2000. Nondestructive methods of evaluating quality of wood in preservative-treated piles
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, David W. Green, Karl Englund, Michael Wolcott. 2000. Nondestructive evaluation for sorting red maple logs
• Robert J. Ross, Roy F. Pellerin, Norbert Volny, William W. Salsig, Robert H. Falk. 1999. Inspection of timber bridges using stress wave timing nondestructive evaluation tools: a guide for use and interpretation
• Lawrence A. Soltis, Robert J. Ross. 1999. Repair of white oak glued-laminated beams
• Zhiyong Cai, Michael O. Hunt, Robert J. Ross, Lawrence A. Soltis. 1999. Nondestructive methods for the structural evaluation of wood floor systems in historic buildings : preliminary results : [abstract]
• Xiping Wang, John W. Forsman, John R. Erickson, Robert J. Ross, Douglas J. Gardner, Gary D. McGinnis, Rodney C. DeGroot. 1999. Assessment of the potential quality of preservative-treated pilings removed from service : [abstract]
• Robert J. Ross, Susan Willits, William Von Segen, Terry Black, Brian K. Brashaw, Roy F. Pellerin. 1999. A stress wave based approach to NDE of logs for assessing potential veneer quality: Part I—small-diameter ponderosa pine.
• Mark E. Schafer, Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, Roy D. Adams. 1999. Ultrasonic inspection and analysis techniques in green and dried lumber
• Jen Y. Liu, Robert J. Ross. 1998. Some relations among engineering constants of wood
• D. W. Green, Robert J. Ross. 1997. Linking log quality with product performance
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Robert M. Nelson, Robert J. Ross, Kent A. McDonald. 1997. Ultrasonic Inspection of Wooden Pallet Parts Using Time of Flight
• Udaya B. Halabe, Gangadhar M. Bidigalu, Hota V.S. GangaRao, Robert J. Ross. 1997. Nondestructive evaluation of green wood using stress wave and transverse vibration techniques
• Lawrence A. Soltis, Robert J. Ross, Daniel E. Windorski. 1997. Effect of fiberglass reinforcement on the behavior of bolted wood connections
• Kristin C. Schad, Daniel L. Schmoldt, Robert J. Ross. 1996. Nondestructive Methods for Detecting Defects in Softwood Logs
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Robert J. Ross, Robert M. Nelson. 1996. Ultrasonic defect detection in wooden pallet parts for quality sorting
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, Robert M. Nelson, Robert J. Ross. 1996. Ultrasonic Defect Detection in Wooden Pallet Parts for Quality Sorting
• Xiping Wang, Robert J. Ross, Michael McClellan, R. James Barbour, John R. Erickson, John W. Forsman, Gary D. McGinnis. . Strength and stiffness assessment of standing trees using a nondestructive stress wave technique.

• Project
  

  Creep Performance Testing of Structural Insulated Panels

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/projects/sip-creep
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  Forest Products Laboratory

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• Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Ph.D., Engineering Science
• Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, M.S., Engineering Mechanics
• Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, B.S., Wood and Fiber Utilization