The 1st Announcement of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society in Matsuyama

Date: March 13–15, 2014

Venue: Ehime University and Himegin Hall Matsuyama city, Matsuyama, Japan

The Japan Wood Research Society (JWRS) takes great pleasure in inviting all members of our society with an interest in the science and technology of wood to attend the 64th Annual Meeting of the JWRS that will be held from March 13 to 15, 2014, Matsuyama city, Ehime, Japan.

The society members may make oral and poster presentations during the meeting. The symposium and the exhibition of the related companies will also be held.

Chief in Organizing Committee: Prof. Dr. Sanro Tachibana, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University.

Due dates: January 10, 2014 for the entry of presentation with an abstract

February 10, 2014 for early bird registration

For more detail information, please visit http://www.jwrs.org/wood2014/

Mokuzai Gakkaishi (Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society)

Mokuzai Gakkaishi is another official journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. This journal publishes original articles, notes, review articles, and announcements from the Society in Japanese but with English abstracts, tables, and figure captions for original reports. Contents of the latest issue of Mokuzai Gakkaishi are as follows:

Volume 59 Number 4 2013

Category I

T. Soma, Y. Suzuki, M. Inayama, N. Ando

Study of calculation method for timber drying time I: heat and mass transfer model of timber drying process with high temperature

Y. Nakashima, T. Higashino, T. Takeda, Y. Iijima

Influence of whorled knots on the bending strength of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) two-side-surfaced beams

Category II

Y. Kobayashi, K. Kamachi, M. Inayama

Cleavage test considering frictional force between butt ends

H. Narita, N. Ando, S. Kuga

Simple identification of weathered wood of Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana

Category III

S. Sonoda

Analysis of composite beams with incomplete interaction I: theoretical study of bending stiffness of two-layered composite beams

T. Harada, A. Miyatake, D. Kamikawa, Y. Hiramatsu, K. Shindo, A. Inoue, K. Miyamoto, S. Tohmura, Y. Hatano, M. Miyabayashi

Temperature dependence of adhesive strength and fire resistance of structural glued laminated timber beams