Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute. 1951. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 4-131). Also available via the Internet.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-94). Also available via the Internet.

Pallets are the single largest consumer of hardwood lumber in the United States. While the pallet industry has effectively adopted widespread pallet recycling, many pallets still go into landfills with little or no value gained from their material. Recovered pallet lumber has been proposed as a potential source of material for value added wood products. This study sought preliminary data on issues pertinent to the development of pallet parts as a source of raw material for value added products, with a focus on oak strip flooring. Issues examined included pallet disassembly efficiency, characteristics of recovered boards, and yield of blanks compatible with commercial flooring production. Disassembly of pallets was affected by pallet design. Overall 81% of the deckboards from all pallet designs were recovered, along with 70% of stringers. Oak boards useable in strip flooring represented 21% of the recovered boards studied. Proper board stacking was found to maintain a uniform (MC) which would reduce drying defects and complications. The manufactured blank dimensions would allow production of some of the thinner strip flooring commercially available. National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association Pre-finished Oak Strip Flooring Grading Rules found almost 80% of the blanks made Prime and Standard Grades. Wide spread adoption of flooring production from recovered pallet would increase the value of recovered pallets, presumably justifying an increased rate and expanded scope of pallet recovery. Economics favoring such valued added recovery would create recovery-related jobs, decrease pallets going into landfills, and ease the demand on timber resources. / Master of Science

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-105). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-164). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-67). Also available via the Internet.

Report (M. Engr.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 26). Also available via the Internet.

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<p>This report is about how to decide which method is the most suitable as floor covering at project</p><p>Klammerdamm in the centre of Halmstad. The covering has to be fire resistant and soundproof in</p><p>order to protect the wood structure and stop noise from traveling between apartments. There are</p><p>two possibilities either traditional gypsum board or gypsum-based self leveling underlayment.</p><p>The roads around the construction site are narrow. A regular twenty-five meter long truck has no</p><p>possibility to reach the site. The construction site is small and the storage area is limited. Good</p><p>planning is one condition, among many others, that has to be fulfilled to make this project doable.</p><p>All relevant parameters has been taken into account and analyzed with a decision model.</p>