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Wood properties and use of sensor technology to improve optimal bucking and value recovery of Douglas-fir

Creator:: Acuna, Mauricio A.
Abstract:: There are a number of wood properties which affect the quality of forest products such as lumber and pulp. Of these, wood density is considered by some to be the single most important physical characteristic because it is an excellent predictor of strength, stiffness, hardness, and paper-making capacities. Accurately assessing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Optimal Bucking and Value Recovery of Douglas-fir. Abstract approved: Glen E. Murphy

Estimating volume and value on standing timber in hybrid poplar plantations using terrestrial laser scanning : a case study

Creator:: Barnett, Jennifer S.
Abstract:: Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) may provide a way to increase timber value recovery by replacing manual timber cruising with a simple-to-use, cost-effective alternative. TLS has been studied in several trials worldwide. Past studies have not compared TLS based estimates with mill estimates of stem value and volume. Three differently stocked...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _______________________________________________________________________ Glen E. Murphy Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) may provide a way to increase timber value

Managing woody biomass transportation for improved biomass economics

Creator:: Han, Sang-Kyun
Abstract:: With rising fuel costs and enhanced environmental concerns, the use of renewable energy has been steadily considered and widely expounded as a solution to the challenges of global energy security and climate change. The use of woody biomass, in particular, has received considerable attention for energy production due to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Murphy (2003) developed a 0/1 integer linear programming truck route scheduling model and tested it in

Forest biomass estimation with hemispherical photography for multiple forest types and various atmospheric conditions

Creator:: Clark, Joshua Andrew
Abstract:: The importance of accurately identifying inventories of domestic energy, including forest biomass, has increasingly become a priority of the US government and its citizens as the cost of fossil fuels has risen. It is useful to identify which of these resources can be processed and transported at the lowest cost...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . First, I would like to thank Dr. Glen Murphy for his guidance and support as I took on a topic quite

Estimating spatial changes in acoustic velocity in felled Douglas-fir stems

Creator:: Dowding, Bodie
Abstract:: To compete with other building materials, the wood products industry must find a way to increase value and lower costs. Wood stiffness is important for most wood uses. Value can be increased and costs can be lowered by sorting logs for stiffness in the woods using acoustic devices mounted on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: making (Marshall and Murphy, 2004). A forecasting system that more accurately forecasts both stem form

In-forest log segregation based on acoustic measurement of wood stiffness

Creator:: Amishev, Dzhamal Y.
Abstract:: To remain competitive, the forest products industry needs to look for new and innovative processes and technologies to not only reduce costs but also to recover more value through the entire seedling-to-customer forest products supply chain. It is well recognized that measuring wood properties of logs in real time during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________________ Glen E. Murphy To remain competitive, the forest products industry needs to look for new

An investigation of factors affecting the optimal output log distribution from mechanical harvesting and processing systems

Creator:: Marshall, Hamish Douglas
Abstract:: Globally the forest harvesting industry is becoming increasingly mechanized. Driving this trend is the desire to increase productivity and reduce cost, as well as to improve labor-related issues. With mechanization comes an in-forest platform for the introduction of state-of-the-art communication and measurement technologies, and powerful on-board computers. These systems have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . - Example of movement of processor head for a FULL scan and PARTIAL scan (Murphy 2003b

Evaluation of six tools for estimating woody biomass moisture content

Creator:: Becerra Ochoa, Fernando Amador
Abstract:: Woody biomass transportation costs and market values/costs are strongly correlated with the woody biomass moisture content. Properly managing moisture content can potentially lead to economic and environmental advantages in biomass energy markets. Good management requires accurate moisture content measurements. Therefore, availability of accurate, precise, reliable, and efficient tools to assess...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Glen E. Murphy Woody biomass transportation costs and market values/costs are strongly

Modeling air-drying of Douglas-fir and hybrid poplar biomass in Oregon

Creator:: Kim, Dong-Wook
Abstract:: Both transportation costs and market values of woody biomass are strongly linked to the amount of moisture in the woody biomass. Therefore, managing moisture in the woody biomass well can lead to significant advantages in the woody biomass energy business. In this study, two prediction models were developed to estimate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Glen E. Murphy Both transportation costs and market values of woody biomass are strongly linked

Intertidal Ecology along the Western Coastlines of the Pacific : Upwelling and Bottom-up Effects in Chile and Oregon

Creator:: Murphy, Christina A.
Abstract:: The coastal regions of Chile and Oregon are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world. The intertidal communities of both areas have been well studied, but much remains to be learned about how those communities are structured over large scales. Here, I explore the upwelling regimes and the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Pacific: Upwelling and Bottom-up Effects in Chile and Oregon By Christina A. Murphy A

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Wood properties and use of sensor technology to improve optimal bucking and value recovery of Douglas-fir

Estimating volume and value on standing timber in hybrid poplar plantations using terrestrial laser scanning : a case study

Managing woody biomass transportation for improved biomass economics

Forest biomass estimation with hemispherical photography for multiple forest types and various atmospheric conditions

Estimating spatial changes in acoustic velocity in felled Douglas-fir stems

In-forest log segregation based on acoustic measurement of wood stiffness

An investigation of factors affecting the optimal output log distribution from mechanical harvesting and processing systems

Evaluation of six tools for estimating woody biomass moisture content

Modeling air-drying of Douglas-fir and hybrid poplar biomass in Oregon

Intertidal Ecology along the Western Coastlines of the Pacific : Upwelling and Bottom-up Effects in Chile and Oregon

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