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Use of fire-impacted trees for oriented strandboards

This study evaluates the potential use of currently unexploited burnt timber from prescribed burns and wildfires for oriented strandboard (OSB). The research was performed in two phases: in Phase I, the effect of thermal exposure of timber on OSB properties was evaluated. Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) trees variously damaged by a moderately intense prescribed burn in a...

Author(s):

Laura Moya; Jerrold E. Winandy; William T. Y. Tze; Shri Ramaswamy

Year:

2008

Keywords:

Particle board, red pine, mechanical properties, jack pine, char, prescribed burning, fire-killed timber, bending strength, dimensional stability, Wisconsin, burnt wood, ASTM D 1037, physical properties, oriented strandboard, OSB, fire damage

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Forest products journal. Vol. 58, no. 6 (June 2008): Pages 45-52.

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