Suitability of live and fire-killed small-diameter ponderosa and lodgepole pine trees for manufacturing a new structural wood composite

J.M. Linton; H.M. Barnes; R.D. Seale; P.D. Jones; Eini C. Lowell; Susan Hummel

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Suitability of live and fire-killed small-diameter ponderosa and lodgepole pine trees for manufacturing a new structural wood composite

Formally Refereed

Authors:

J.M. Linton, H.M. Barnes, R.D. Seale, P.D. Jones, Eini C. Lowell, Susan Hummel

Year:

2010

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Bioresource Technology. 101(15): 6242-6247

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Abstract

Finding alternative uses for raw material from small-diameter trees is a critical problem throughout the United States. In western states, a lack of markets for small-diameter ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ) can contribute to problems associated with overstocking. To test the feasibility of producing structural composite lumber (SCL) beams from these two western species, we used a new technology called steam-pressed scrim lumber (SPSL) based on scrimming technology developed in Australia.

Keywords

steam-pressed scrim lumber, structural composite lumber, lodgeple pine, ponderosa pine, static bending

Citation

Linton, J.M.; Barnes, H.M.; Seale, R.D.; Jones, P.D.; Lowell, E.C.; Hummel, S.S. 2010. Suitability of live and fire-killed small-diameter ponderosa and lodgepole pine trees for manufacturing a new structural wood composite. Bioresource Technology. 101(15): 6242-6247.