The Mechanical and Resonance Assessment of Large Clear Samples of UK-Grown Beech Wood
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Ridley-Ellis, D. (2019)
The Mechanical and Resonance Assessment of Large Clear Samples of UK-Grown Beech Wood. Pro Ligno, 15(4), 32-39
The paper presents the results of non-destructive longitudinal resonance (impulse excitation technique), and mechanical flexural testing, of a batch of European beech wood (Fa...
Mechanical and physical properties of thermally modified Scots pine wood in high pressure reactor under saturated steam at 120, 150 and 180 °C.
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Rautkari, L., Hill, C. A. S., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Hughes, M. (2014)
Mechanical and physical properties of thermally modified Scots pine wood in high pressure reactor under saturated steam at 120, 150 and 180 °C. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 72, 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-013-0749-5
Scots pine sapwood and heartwood were thermally modified under saturated steam at 120, 150 and 180 °C in a high pressure reactor. Mechanical properties such as dynamic and sta...
Scots pine timber: current utilisation and future market prospects in Scotland
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MacDonald, E., Cooper, G., Davies, I., & Freke, B. (2012)
Scots pine timber: current utilisation and future market prospects in Scotland. Scottish forestry, 62, 12-21
Moisture conditions in timber cladding: field trial data for Sitka spruce
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Davies, I., Fairfield, C. A., Stupart, A., & Wilson, P. (2012)
Moisture conditions in timber cladding: field trial data for Sitka spruce. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials, 165, 263-278. https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.11.00033
Exposure trials on timber cladding are valuable for informing facade designers. This paper describes a trial using Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis). Sitka spruce is the only UK...
Recruiting Women into Scottish Wood Chain Industries
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Ridley-Ellis, D., MacPherson, S., & Thomson, E. (2008)
Recruiting Women into Scottish Wood Chain Industries. Timber Engineering, 1, 477-485
In common with many countries, the composition and attitudes of Scotland’s population are changing. It is the regions where the industries in the wood products value chain are...
Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests
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Khokhar, A. M., Zhang, H., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Moore, J. (2008)
Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests. Timber Engineering,
This paper presents details of the experimental method, and preliminary results from, a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus of Sitka spruce (Picea...
An inexpensive instrument to measure the dynamic response of standing trees to wind loading
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Moore, J. R., Gardiner, B. A., Blackburn, G. R. A., Brickman, A., & Maguire, D. A. (2005)
An inexpensive instrument to measure the dynamic response of standing trees to wind loading. Agricultural and forest meteorology, 132(1-2), 78-83. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2005.07.007
A relatively inexpensive caliper type strain-gauge transducer was developed for measuring the dynamic behavior of tree stems and branches subjected to wind loading. Laboratory...