Volume 48, Number 1 (2002)

Original articles

Huiyuan Guan, Yoshihiko Nishino, Chiaki Tanaka
Sound velocity in the fiber direction of douglas fir wood in the moisture content region above the fiber saturation point     1

Tomoaki Soma, Satoshi Shida, Takanori Arima
Monitoring of adhesive-layer curing in wood-based material using microwaves     7

Xiaoyang Yang, Yutaka Ishimaru, Ikuho Iida
Application of modal analysis by the transfer function to nondestructive testing of wood III: Detection of knots and estimation of elastic modulus distribution in wood by the curvature ratio of the flexural vibration wave shape     16

Takanobu Sasaki, Akio Koizumi, Jorgen L. Jensen, Yasuo Iijima, Kohei Komatsu
End joint with glued-in hardwood dowels in timber construction II: Bending properties of beams jointed with multiple rows of dowels     23

Notes

Makoto Fujita, Yosinori Muraguti, Yasuo Iijima
The remaining strength of decayed bongossi wood     32

Ken-ichi Nishizawa, Yoshihiko Amano, Masahiro Shiroishi, Ikumi Suzuki, Kouichi Nozaki, Kazuhiro Miyashita, Takahisa Kanda
Peroxidase assay in mycelia of Flammulina velutipes for screening undesirable changes in pinning     38

Yasutomo Tamaki, Kazuhiko Kinjo, Mariko Uehara, Fujiya Hongo, Sanro Tachibana, Shiryo Yaga
Studies on the structure, function and utilization of water soluble polysaccharides from tropical mushrooms II: Elevation control substance for serum cholesterol in rats from Pleurotus abalonus     44

Proceedings of the Society     49


Volume 48, Number 2 (2002)

Review article

Yasuyuki Matsushita, Seiichi Yasuda
Formation and structure of klason lignin and acid-soluble lignin     55

Original articles

Yasuhiko Hirakawa, Hirofumi Nagao, Kana Yamashita, Toshinari Tanaka
Intracultivar variations in wood properties of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) planted on sloping ground     63

Yingchun Cai, Kazuo Hayashi
Contribution of evaporation from transverse sections to drying rate during radio-frequency/vacuum drying     73

Guangyuan Chen, Akinori Yamashita, Kuniya Shibaki, Chiaki Tanaka
Three-dimensional analyses of the work motion using woodworking tools I: Basic from of planing motion of skilled Japanese woodworkers     80

Kinsaku Nakata, Hideaki Sugimoto, Masafumi Inoue, Shuichi Kawai
Development of compressed wood fasteners for timber construction VI: Strength properties of timber joints with compressed LVL plates and drift pins     89

Yoshihiko Hirashima, Kazumi Horie, Yasutoshi Sasaki
Reliability analysis of timber trusses     98

Kunio Tsunoda, J.Kenneth Grace, Tony Byrne, Paul I. Morris
Effectiveness of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (Tim-Bor(R)) in controlling subterranean termite attack and decay of house sill plates     107

Note

Tony Byrne, David R. Minchin, Paul I. Morris, Kunio Tsunoda
Borate loss from sill plates exposed to damp concrete, condensation or flooding     115

Proceedings of the Society     122


Volume 48, Number 3 (2002)

Original articles

Kiyomi Noji, Hisashi Masaoka, Jun’ichi Gotoh, Shinji Fujiwara, Yasushi Kanagawa
Change of released surface strain during drying with high temperature heating by radio frequency under vacuum after treating of local steam explosion     129

Yasuo Kawai, Yoshinori Kabayashi, Misato Norimoto
Hybrid drying with HF heating and hot-air under atmospheric pressure III: Relation between pressure and water movement in Cryptomeria japonica square lumber     136

Shigeyukio Haruyama, Yasuhide Murase, Kozo Yanagawa
The advance of the sanding technology for the wood and wood-based materials I: The experimental production development of the flexible sanding device     145

Kuniyoshi Yanaga, Yoshihisa Sasaki, Takuro Hirai
Estimation of shear resistance of nailed shear walls considering vertical load and pull-up resistance of stud-bottom plate joints     152

Hidefumi Yamauchi, Mitsuteru Kataya, Ling Fei Ma, Hikaru Sasaki
Resistance to internal pressure of cylindrical LVL as concrete formwork     160

Han-Min Park, Masami Fushitani, Takafumi Kubo, Keiichi Sato, Hee-Seop Byeon
Bending creep performances of cross-laminated woods made with sugi wood     166

Junko Miyazaki, Takato Nakano
Effects of wood preservatives on adhesive properties II: Curing reaction of resorcinol-formaldehyde resin with Cu     178

Junko Nakano, Takato Nakano
Effects of wood preservatives on adhesive properties III: Curing of aqueous vinyl polymer solution-isocyanate adhesive with preservatives     184

Ayako Sano, Junko Asahara, Akio Takemura, Hirokuni Ono
Spectroscopic analysis on miscibility of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and tackifier using generalized two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy     191

Hiroshi Matsunaga, Junji Matsumura, Kazuyuki Oda, Yohei Takechi
Microdistribution of copper in Cryptomeria japonica sapwood fixed CuAz preservative     199

Note

Tetsuji Inada, Singo Matsuoka, Masanobu Tabata
Bending strength of sugi and hinoki inoculated with Amylostereum laevigatum     207

Proceedings of the Society     211


Volume 48, Number 4 (2002)

Review article

Tsutomu Suzuki
Liquefaction and gasification of wood biomass-current status of process development     217

Original articles

Huiyuan Guan, Yoshihiko Nishino, Chiaki Tanaka
Estimation of moisture content in sugi wood with sound velocity during natural drying process     225

Shiro Aratake, Hideki Morita, Takanori Arima
Creep of various structural members in ambient conditions I: estimation of deflections in the future considering the longevity of wooden constructions     233

Tetsuya Nakao
Theoretical analysis of structure lumber drying schedule     241

Kinsaku Nakata, Hideaki Sugimoto, Saburou Uesugi, Toshiro Harada, Masafumi Inoue, Shuichi Kawai
Development of compressed wood fasteners for timber construction VII: Fire endurance of timber joints with compressed LVL plate and drift pin     249

Kazumi Horie, Noboru Nakamura, Yasuo Iijima
Analysis of the strength data of wood structures on limit states design IV: Load and resistance factors on bending strength of structural lumber     257

Hiroshi Imanishi, Kazutoshi Takeuchi, Yuzo Furuta, Yoshihiro Obata, Kozo Kanayama
Humidity control efficiency of wood materials compounded with inorganic matter: Improvement of humidity control efficiency of wood material by introducing the capillary condensation mechanism     265

Toshihiro Kitamura, Tsuyoshi Taguchi, Hiroyuki Katayama
The effects of carbonizing conditions on the specific surface area of charcoal from sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) wood II: the effects of carbonizing temperature and carbon dioxide concentration in carbonizing atmospheres     272

Notes

Hideo Horie
Strength deterioration of recycled lumber collected from demolition wooden buildings in Hokkaido     280

Eiichi Obataya, Bunichiro Tomita
Hygroscopicity of heat-treated wood II: Reversible and irreversible reductions in the hygroscopicity of wood due to heating     288

Norihiko Yamada, Shogo Okumura
The joint of hollowed timbers with a oven-dried wood dowel     296

Proceedings of the Society     302


Volume 48, Number 5 (2002)

Review article

Seizo Fujikawa
Structural property of cell walls in xylem parenchyma cells of trees in relation to the freezing adaptation     323

Original articles

Minoru Fujita, Yoko Midorikawa, Yoji Ishida
Experimental conditions for quantitative image analysis of wood cell structure I: Evaluation of various errors on ordinary accumulation image analysis     332

Yoshiyuki Ogata, Tomoki Kadokawa, Minoru Fujita
Experimental conditions for quantitative image analysis of wood cell structure III: Non-microscopic image sampling over very wide area using a film scanner     341

Eiichi Obataya, Takashi Higashihara, Bunichiro Tomita
Hygroscopicity of heat-treated wood III: Effects of steaming on the hygroscopicity of wood     348

Yoshiaki Matsuoka, Jun’ichi Gotou, Shinji Fujiwara, Yasushi Kanagawa
Penetration of paraffin into sugi structural timber during high temperature liquid drying     356

Hidefumi Yamauchi, Izumi Miura, Yasuo Okazaki, Shuichi Kawai, Hikaru Sasaki
Manufacture of cylindrical LVL by spiral-winding method III: Relationships between tensile strength, veneer grain angle, and interval of butt joints in LVL     363

Masanori Kishino, Takato Nakano
Adhesive and coating properties of Chinese and Japanese Shinanoki (Tilia spp.)     371

Shizuo Nagahama, Hiroshi Fujii, Taishi Sonoda, Mineko Sasaki
Terpenoids of the wood oil of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) VIII: Components of elite clones KenKunisaki-5, and five others     380

Note

Yuki Kitagawa, Tatsuya Awano, Keiji Takabe, Minoru Fujita
Specimen preparation for observing woody plant cells under high resolution scanning electron microscope     387

Proceedings of the Society     392


Volume 48, Number 6 (2002)

Review article

Kazuya Minato
Subjects and prospects for the research in chemical processing of wood     399

Original articles

Tomoaki Soma, Satoshi Shida, Takanori Arima
Calculation of grain angle and verification with spherical wood specimens using ultrasonic wave     407

Yoko Inokuchi, Masami Fushitani, Takafumi Kubo, Keiichi Sato
Effects of volume fraction of bundle sheath and water extractives on bending creep behavior of bamboo under changing moisture conditions     413

Daisuke Kobayashi, Satoshi Shida, Takanori Arima
Discriminant analysis of tactile dryness on wood surface     425

Hidefumi Yamauchi, Mitsuteru Kataya, Ling Fei Ma, Shigeru Yamauchi, Hikaru Sasaki
Manufacture of cylindrical LVL by spiral-winding method IV: The new method of isocyanete resin application using the roll paper     432

Notes

Kenji Aoki, Takahiro Tsuchimoto, Naoto Ando
Effect of shear wall configuration on lateral deformation of conventional Japanese timber structures II: prediction of resonance frequencies and resonance modes based on an elastic shear spring model     439

Nobuhide Fujii
An analysis of the recognition of forests and wood and the underlying problems     449

Proceedings of the Society     459