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High-temperature drying of southern pine 2 by 4's: Effects on strength and load duration in bending

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Southern pine lumber specimens dried by conventional (82 °C maximum) and high temperature (116 °C for less than 1 day) schedules were tested to determine if high-temperature drying affects load duration. Results show that high-temperature drying has no appreciable effect on load duration, probably because it has no appreciable effect on static strength. Results from combining the data from both kinds of drying suggest that the load duration effect is less severe for lumber than for small clear specimens.

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Gerhards, C.C. High-temperature drying of southern pine 2 by 4's: Effects on strength and load duration in bending. Wood Sci.Technol. 20, 349–360 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00351587

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