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Thomas M Gorman Faculty Member Emeritus

Publications

selected publications

• academic article

  • Prediction of Wood Quality in Small-Diameter Douglas-Fir using site and stand characteristics.  Wood and Fiber Science.  45:49-61. 2013
  • Grading and properties of small-diameter Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine tapered logs.  Forest Products Journal.  58:33-41. 2008
  • Structural lumber from suppressed-growth ponderosa pine from northern Arizona.  Forest Products Journal.  57:42-47. 2007
  • Mechanical grading of round timber beams.  Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.  18:1-10. 2006
  • Improving the performance of wooden journal bearings.  Forest Products Journal.  55:41-47. 2005
  • Improved grading system for structural logs for log homes.  Forest Products Journal.  54:52-62. 2004
  • Assessment of intensive stress-wave scanning of Douglas-fir trees for predicting lumber MOE.  Forest Products Journal.  53:36-39. 2003
  • Warp, MOE, and grade of structural lumber curve sawn from small-diameter Douglas-fir logs.  Forest Products Journal.  52:27-31. 2002
  • Stress-wave analysis of Douglas-fir logs for veneer properties.  Forest Products Journal.  50:49-52. 2000
  • Mechanical grading of lumber sawn from small-diameter Rocky Mountain species.  Issues Related to Handling the Influx of Small-Diameter Timber in Western North America.  7261. 2000
  • Mechanical grading of lumber sawn from small-diameter lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, and grand fir trees from northern Idaho.  Forest Products Journal.  50:59-65. 2000
  • Relationship between moisture changes and dimensional change in wood.  Journal of Materials Education.  20:1-5. 2000
  • Impact of kiln variables and green weight on moisture uniformity of wide grand-fir lumber.  Forest Products Journal.  46:43-46. 1996
  • The laminated log industry: An overview of production and distribution.  Forest Products Journal.  46:80-82. 1996
  • Evaluation of Reduced-thickness Studs.  Forest Products Journal.  46:63-66. 1996
  • Wood - A remarkable fiber: A teacher short course.  Forest Products Journal.  46:27-29. 1996
  • Idaho's timber harvest projections to 2000: an issue-based survey of resource managers.  Western Journal of Applied Forestry.  10:109-113. 1995
  • Modeling the thermal performance of log home walls.  Wood Design Focus.  6:12-16. 1995
  • A simulation analysis of the effectiveness of drum-buffer-rope scheduling in furniture manufacturing.  Computers and Industrial Engineering.  26:757-764. 1994
  • Observing and modeling creep behavior in wood.  Journal of Materials Education.  16:231-238. 1994
  • Treatability Of Lodgepole Pine Laminated Veneer Lumber.  Forest Products Journal.  44:39-41. 1994
  • Bending strength of vertically laminated house logs.  Forest Products Journal.  42:27-29. 1992
  • Kiln-Drying Of 9-Inch By 9-Inch Cants For Log Home Manufacturers.  Forest Products Journal.  42:43-46. 1992
  • Mechanical-Properties Of Laminated Veneer Lumber Made From Interior Douglas-Fir And Lodgepole Pine.  Forest Products Journal.  42:69-73. 1992
  • Roof system replacement on sports arena.  ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities.  5:125-133. 1991
  • Designing, engineering, and testing wood structures.  Journal of Materials Education.  13:473-485. 1991
  • Grand Fir And Dead Western White-Pine As Potential Substitutes For Western Redcedar In The Manufacture Of Tapersawn Shingles.  Forest Products Journal.  41:21-26. 1991
  • Western whitewoods as a source material for shakes and shingles - grand fir and western white pine.  Forest Products Journal.  41:21-26. 1991
  • Building excitement in the classroom: Students design and test engineered wood structures.  Science Teacher.  57:42-49. 1990
  • Juvenile wood as a cause of seasonal arching in trusses.  Forest Products Journal.  35:35-40. 1985

• article

  • Directory of wood products manufacturers 1997
  • Idaho's 1996 timber harvest 1997
  • Log homes and energy performance 1993
  • Directory of Idaho Wood Products Manufacturers 1992
  • New wood products and markets for the wood products manufacturers in Clearwater County, Idaho 1991
  • Directory of Idaho Secondary Wood Processors 1989

• conference paper

  • Assessing the capacity of three types of round-wood connections.  World Congress on Timber Engineering. 2012
  • Characterization of juvenile wood in lodgepole pine in the intermountain west.  International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology. 2012
  • Characterization of juvenile wood in lodgepole pine in the intermountain west.  International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology. 2012
  • Structural Round Wood Research and Development.  International Convention of Society of Wood Science and Technology. 2010
  • Assessment of intensive stress-wave scanning of Douglas-fir trees for predicting lumber MOE.  International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood. 2002
  • Characterizing wood properties of small - diameter northwest trees.  Small Diameter Timber Symposium. 2002
  • Glued laminated beams: design and applications.  Proceedings of the Wood Building Design Seminar. 2002
  • Lumber from small diameter timber: Do attributes meet market demands?.  Small Diameter Timber: Resource Management, Manufacturing, and Markets Symposium. 2002
  • Influence of surface characteristics of TMP fibers to the growth of TCL on the linear fiber surface (I): aspect in the surface roughness.  International Conference on Woodfiber - . 2001
  • Structural lumber from small diameter western U.S. softwood trees.  ASCE Structures Congress. 2001
  • Non-destructive evaluation of structural logs for log homes.  International Conference on Effective Utilization of Plantation Timber. 1999
  • Structural design and durability.  International Conference on Effective Utilization of Plantation Timber. 1999
  • Observing and modeling creep behavior in wood.  National Educators' Workshop. 1995
  • Producing LVL from interior Pacific Northwest species.  International Panel and Engineering - Wood Technology Exposition. 1993
  • Ultrasonic Stress Graded Veneer.  International Panel and Engineering - Wood Technology Exposition. 1993
  • Designing, engineering, and testing wood structures.  National Educators' Workshop. 1992
  • Value - added products derived from interior Douglas - fir.  Interior Douglas - fir : The species and its management. 1991
  • Relationship between moisture changes and dimensional change in wood.  NASA Conference Publication.

• report

  • Idaho's Forest Products Industry Current Conditions and 2013 Forecast .  Idaho Forest Products Industry Annual Review. 2013
  • Idaho's Forest Products Industry Current Conditions and 2012 Forecast.  Idaho Forest Products Industry Annual Review. 2012
  • Idaho's Forest Industry: A descriptive analysis 1995 1997
  • Feasibility of converting wood materials from county waste stream into value-added products 1995
  • The thermal performance of log home walls 1995
  • Idaho's Forest Products Industry: A descriptive analysis 1990 1992
  • An overview of cogeneration technologies 1991
  • Chronicle of 65 years of wood finishing research at the Forest Products Laboratory 1989

presentations

• presentation

  • Assessing the capacity of three types of round-wood connections, World Congress on Timber Engineering 2012
  • Use of a single, mid - span load to determine the MOE of small diameter structural logs, Technical forum presentation at Small Wood - Forest restoration for a new economy 2012
  • The influence of soil properties on growth ring morphology in small diameter Douglas - fir, Forest Products Society International Convention 2011
  • Assessing round-wood connections, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2010
  • Structural round wood research and development, Small Wood Conference 2010
  • Assessing the Reliability of Stress Wave Speed Measurements as Predictors of Wood Quality in Standing Douglas - fir Trees, Forest Products Society International Convention 2009
  • Wood quality prediction in small - diameter Douglas - fir trees, Forest Products Society International Convention 2009
  • Characterization of juvenile wood in lodgepole pine from Idaho Panhandle and Helena National Forests, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2008
  • Small diameter logs as structural floor joists, Small Wood Conference 2008
  • Assessment of intensive stress - wave scanning of Douglas - fir trees for predicting lumber MOE, International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood 2002
  • Characterizing wood properties of small - diameter northwest trees, Small Diameter Timber Symposium 2002
  • Engineering requirements of structural wood components for use in light - frame residential structures, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2002
  • Glued laminated beams: design and applications, Korea Wood Building Design Association's Wood Building Design Seminar 2002
  • Improving the performance of hardwood bearings, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2002
  • Lumber from small - diameter timber : do attributes meet market demands?, Small Diameter Timber Symposium 2002
  • Shear tests for log home walls, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2002
  • Structural lumber from small diameter logs, Small Wood Conference 2002
  • Structural lumber from small diameter trees, Small Wood Conference 2002
  • Engineering requirements of structural wood composites for use in structures, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2001
  • Physical and mechanical properties of small wood, Annual Forest Engineering Conference 2001
  • Stress-wave analysis of standing Douglas-fir trees to predict the MOE of lumber, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2001
  • Structural lumber from small diameter western U.S. softwood trees, ASCE Structures Congress 2001
  • Transcrystallization initialized from surface characteristics of thermomechanical pulp (TMP) fibers and its influence on the interfacial strength, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2001
  • Wood engineering / mechanics education at the University of Idaho, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2001
  • Influence on the surface morphology on the growth of transcrystalline layer (TCL) on kraft pulp fibers, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2000
  • Intensive stress-wave analysis of Douglas - fir trees may improve correlation with lumber MOE, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2000
  • Mechanical properties of ponderosa pine dimension lumber from small - diameter, overstocked stands in Arizona, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 2000
  • Mechanical grading of lumber sawn from small - diameter Rocky Mountain species, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 1999
  • Non - destructive evaluation of structural logs for log homes, International Conference on Effective Utilization of Plantation Timber 1999
  • Structural design and durability, International Conference on Effective Utilization of Plantation Timber 1999
  • Structural design and durability, International Conference on Effective Utilization of Plantation Timber 1998
  • Longitudinal penetration of borate into log ends: an alternative log branding method, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 1997
  • Relationship between moisture changes and dimensional change in wood, National Educators' Workshop 1997
  • Use of small - diameter trees from the intermountain west for truss lumber, USDA Forest Products Laboratory Research Conference 1997
  • Use of small - diameter trees from the intermountain west for truss lumber, USDA Forest Products Laboratory Research Conference 1997
  • Evaluation of reduced - thickness stud - grade lumber, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 1995
  • Modeling the thermal performance of log walls, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 1995
  • Potential uses and markets for wood residues, "Finding Value in Wood Residue" Conference 1995
  • University of Idaho's "Wood - A Remarkable Fiber", Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 1995
  • Developments in laminated veneer lumber made from interior species, Northwest Wood Products Clinic 1994
  • Observing and modeling creep behavior in wood, National Educators' Workshop 1994
  • Producing LVL from interior Pacific Northwest species, International Panel and Engineering - Wood Technology Exposition 1993
  • Ultrasonic stress graded veneer, International Panel and Engineering - Wood Technology Exposition 1993
  • Energy performance of log homes, FPRS Inland Empire Section Fall Conference 1992
  • Mechanical properties of laminated veneer lumber made from interior Douglas - fir and lodgepole pine, Forest Products Society Annual Meeting 1992
  • Treatability of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) made from lodgepole pine, American Wood Preservers Association Annual Meeting 1992
  • Designing, engineering, and testing wood structures, National Educators' Workshop 1991
  • Identifying new wood products for the Rocky Mountain Region, FPRS and RMFIC Fall Conference 1991
  • Secondary markets, Idaho - Washington Resource Conservation and Development Area Conference 1991
  • Value - added: Planning transition in the intermountain forest industries, USDA Forest Products Laboratory Research Conference 1991
  • Size and distribution of the secondary wood products manufacturing industry in Montana and Idaho, Western Forestry and Conservation Annual Meeting 1990
  • Value - added products derived from interior Douglas - fir, Interior Douglas - fir Symposium 1990
  • Value - added: Planning transition in the intermountain forest industries, USDA Forest Products Laboratory Research Conference 1990
  • Size and distribution of secondary manufacturing in the Rocky Mountain region, Annual Rocky Mountain Forest Industries Conference 1989
  • Juvenile wood as a cause of seasonal arching of trusses, FPRS Annual Meeting 1984

Research

principal investigator on

• Low Thermal Bridge Building Components Structural Research  awarded by USDA-NIFA-SBIR 2014
• Inland Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium  awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 2010 - 2013
• Efficiency in Wood Harvest, Manufacture, and Construction Design  awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 1993 - 2012
• Quality assessment of small-diameter western species for improved utilization  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2012
• Inland Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium  awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 2008 - 2011
• Mechanically fastened cross laminated timber system feasibility  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2010
• Inland Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium  awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 2006 - 2009
• Inland Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium  awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 2005 - 2008
• Inland Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium  awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 2004 - 2007
• Inland Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium  awarded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture 2003 - 2006
• Utilization potential of the at - risk timber resource  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2006
• Wood properties and resource characteristics of the at - risk timber resource of the intermountain west  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2005
• Property evaluation of the at - risk timber resource of the intermountain west  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2004
• Wood preservation treatments for Alaskan species  awarded by USDA Forest Service 2004
• Strength properties of small - diameter logs  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2002
• Characterizing structural lumber from small diameter trees  awarded by Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium 2001
• Grading of structural logs for log homes - Phase II  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2001
• Mechanical grading of logs from fire - killed trees  awarded by USDA Forest Service 2000
• Analysis of the Inland - Northwest wood products industry  awarded by Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium 1999
• Mechanical grading of structural logs for log homes  awarded by USDA Forest Service 1998
• Feasibility of recycling construction site waste lumber into structural finger - jointed studs  awarded by USDA Forest Service 1997
• Mechanical grading opportunities for Inland West, small - diameter, under - utilized species, Phase II  awarded by USDA Forest Service 1997
• Determining the leachability of preservative-treated PSL  awarded by Trus Joist MacMillan 1996
• Mechanical grading opportunities for Inland West, small - diameter, under - utilized species  awarded by USDA Forest Service 1996
• Determining the 'cross-over' value of steel studs and wood studs when used in residential construction  awarded by Potlatch Corporation 1994
• Feasibility of converting wood materials from county waste stream into value - added products  awarded by Panhandle Area Council 1994
• Computer model to predict energy performance of log wall systems  awarded by Log Home Council 1993
• Identify new markets and products for the wood products manufacturers in Clearwater County, Idaho  awarded by Clearwater Economic Development Association 1991
• Costs associated with installation and maintenance of timber bridges in the northwest U.S.  awarded by USDA Forest Service 1990
• An assessment of value - added opportunities for the Idaho secondary wood products industry  awarded by McIntire - Stennis Research Project 1988
• An assessment of value - added opportunities for the Idaho wood products industry  awarded by University of Idaho 1988
• Strategy, needs assessment, and program development for value-added increases in Idaho's forest products industry  awarded by Northwest Area Foundation 1988

co-principal investigator on

• Sustainable building materials from at - risk intermountain species  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2009
• Assessing wood quality characteristics of the intermountain forest resource  awarded by USDA Forest Products Laboratory 2007
• Alternative Wood Products Feasibility Study  awarded by City of Cascade 2001
• Feasibility study of small wood utilization on the Boise and Payette National Forests: Cascade, Council, Idaho City, and Emmett Ranger Districts  awarded by Gem County Commissioners, Idaho 2001
• Seismic testing of log home walls  awarded by Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium 2001
• Engineered lumber products and requirements from Inland - Northwest species  awarded by Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium 1999
• Impact of log sweep on grade, warp, strength/stiffness, and value of curve-sawn Douglas-fir lumber 1999
• Stress - wave analysis of standing trees to improve recovery of high - stiffness wood for engineered wood products  awarded by Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium 1999
• Stress-wave analysis of standing trees  awarded by Montana State University 1999
• Assessment of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for determining veneer properties from standing trees  awarded by Boise Cascade 1997
• Idaho wood products manufacturers' directory and electronic database  awarded by USDA Forest Service 1996
• Determine impact of kiln factors on moisture uniformity of dried lumber  awarded by Boise Cascade 1994
• Opportunities in affordable housing  awarded by Wood Use and Design 1994
• Determine impact of kiln factors on moisture uniformity of dried lumber  awarded by Boise Cascade 1993
• Summer education for teachers in wood  awarded by Idaho Forest Products Commission 1993
• Evaluate bending strength of laminated house logs  awarded by Glu-Lam-Log, Inc. 1991
• An improved attic humidity model for evaluating ventilation strategies in roof systems  awarded by USDA Competitive Grant Program 1986

Teaching

is major professor for

• A Comparison of Two Non-Destructive Techniques for Determining the Modulus of Elasticity of Small-Diameter Roundwood  Thesis
• Characterizing the Influence of Soil Bulk Density and Climate Factors on Wood Quality in Douglas-fir Trees  Thesis

Contact

full name

• Thomas M Gorman