2021
Anderson, G. C., F. C. Owens, S. P. Verrill, R. J. Ross, R. Shmulsky. 2021. Fitting statistical distribution models to MOE an MOR in mill-run spuce and red pine lumber populations. Wood and Fiber Science 53(1):17-26.
2021
Ravindran, P., F. C. Owens, A. C. Wade, P. Vega, R. Montenegro, R. Shmulsky, C. Wiedenhoeft. 2021. Field-deployable computer vision wood identification of Peruvian timbers. Frontiers in Plant Science 12:647515.
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2020
Anderson, G. C., F. C. Owens, F. Franca, R. J. Ross, R. Shmulsky. 2020. Correlations between grain angle meter readings and bending properties of mill-run southern pine lumber. Forest Products Journal 70(3)275-278.
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2020
Griffin J. W., R. D. Seale, F. C. Owens, L. A. Grace. 2020. Construction of an economic model for prospective forest products manufacturing facilities. Bioresources 15(2): 3874-3887.
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2020
Owens, F. C., R. D. Seale, R. Shmulsky. 2020. Strength and stiffness of 8-inch deep mixed hardwood composite timber mats. Bioresources 15(2):2495-2500.
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2020
Owens, F. C., S. P. Verrill, R. Shmulsky, R. J. Ross. 2020. Distributions of MOE and MOR in eight mill-run lumber populations (four mills at two times). Wood and Fiber Science 52(2): 165-177.
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2020
Verrill, S. P., F. C. Owens, D. E. Kretschmann, R. Shmulsky, L. S. Brown. 2020. Visual and MSR grades of lumber are not 2-parameter Weibulls and why this may matter. Journal of Testing and Evaluation 48(5):3946-3962.
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2020
Verrill, S. P., F. C. Owens, M. A. Arvanitis, D. E. Kretschmann, R. Shmulsky, R. J. Ross, P. Lebow. 2020. Estimated probability of breakage of lumber of a fixed "grade" can vary greatly from mill to mill and time to time. Research Paper FPL-RP-705. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 47 p.
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2019
Anderson, G. C., F. C. Owens, R. Shmulsky, R. J. Ross. 2019. Within-mill variation in the means and variances of MOE and MOR of mill-run lumber over time. Wood and Fiber Science 51(4)387-401.
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2019
Barbosa, M. C., J. Street, F. C. Owens, R. Shmulsky. 2019. The effect of multiple knots in close proximity on southern pine lumber properties. Forest Products Journal 69(4):278-282.
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2019
Blake, C., J. Street, J. Wooten, B. Mitchell, F. C. Owens. 2019. Industrial-scale pelletization of southern pine energy pellets with various additives. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 35(6):889-901.
2019
Owens, F. C., S. P. Verrill, R. Shmulsky, R. J. Ross. 2019. Distributions of modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture in four mill-run lumber populations. Wood and Fiber Science 51(2):183-192.
2019
Verrill, S. P., F. C. Owens, D. E. Kretschmann, R. Shmulsky, L. S. Brown. 2019. Visual and MSR grades of lumber are not two-parameter Weibulls and why it matters (with a discussion of censored data fitting). USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI. FPL-RP-703. 40 pp.
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2018
Junaid, O., F. C. Owens, E. D. Entsminger, R. D. Seale, R. Shmulsky. 2018. Strength and stiffness properties of small clear specimens taken from commercially procured No.2 2x8 and 2x10 southern pine dimension lumber. Wood and Fiber Science 50(3):363-369.
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2018
Owens, F. C., S. P. Verrill, R. Shmulsky, D. E. Kretschmann. 2018. Distributions of MOE and MOR in a full lumber population. Wood and Fiber 50(3):265-279.
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2018
Verrill S.P., F.C. Owens, D.E. Kretschmann, R. Shmulsky. 2018. A fit of a mixture of bivariate normals to lumber stiffness-strength data. USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI. FPL-RP-696. 44 pp.
2017
Catchot, T., F.C. Owens, R. Shmulsky, H.M. Barnes. 2017. Comparison of wood utility crossarm properties from 1995 and 2015. Forest Products Journal 67(1/2):50-54.
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2017
Catchot, T., F.C. Owens, R. Shmulsky, R.D. Seale. 2017. Using nondestructive testing to identify premium grades in southern pine and Douglas-fir utility crossarms. Wood and Fiber Science 49(1):105-112.
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2017
Verrill S.P., F.C. Owens, D.E. Kretschmann, R. Shmulsky. 2017. Statistical models for the distribution of modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture in lumber with implications for reliability calculations. USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI. FPL-RP-692. 53 pp.
