Stress grading of recycled lumber and timber

Robert H. Falk; David Green

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Stress grading of recycled lumber and timber

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert H. Falk, David Green

Year:

1999

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Structural engineering in the 21st century : proceedings of the 1999 Structures Congress, April 18-21, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana. Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999.:p. 650-653 : ill.

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Abstract

This paper presents an overview of selected research at the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) to characterize the grade distribution and engineering properties of lumber and timber recycled from deconstructed buildings on US. Army installations. The effects of splits on timber beam and column strength and the effects of damage on lumber grade yield are reported here.

Keywords

Recycled wood, Stress grading, Wood strength, Wood defects, Splits, Compressive strength, Bending stress

Citation

Falk, Robert H.; Green, David. 1999. Stress grading of recycled lumber and timber. Structural engineering in the 21st century : proceedings of the 1999 Structures Congress, April 18-21, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana. Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999.:p. 650-653 : ill.