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A Likelihood Model for Strength Properties of Proof-loaded Lumber with Possible Damage

Henry Chen, January 2021

 

Ellipse Detection and Localization with Applications to Knots in Sawn Lumber Images

Shenyi Pan, Shuxian Fan, Samuel W.K. Wong, James V. Zidek and Helge Rhodin, November 2020

 

Permutation tests under a rotating sampling plan with clustered data

Jiahua Chen, Yukun Liu and James V, Zidek, April 2020

 

Estimating Dependence Among Lumber Strength Properties with Copula Models

Yanling Cai, Harry Joe and Shenyi Pan, March 2020

 

Calibrating wood products for load duration and rate: A statistical look at three damage models

Samuel W.K. Wong, February 2020

 

Sequential Computer Experimental Design for Estimating an Extreme Probability or Quantile

Hao Chen and William J. Welch, August 2019

 

A Measurement Error Model for Comparison of Testing Methods and Calibration

Dustin Johnson, Conroy Lum and William J. Welch, May 2019

 

Sequential Decision Model for Inference and Prediction on Non-Uniform Hypergraphs with Application to Knot Matching from Computational Forestry

Seong-Hwan Jun, Samuel W.K. Wong, James V. Zidek and Alexandre Bouchard-Côté, August 2017

 

The duration of load effect in lumber as stochastic degradation

Samuel W.K. Wong and James V. Zidek, August 2017

 

Estimating the correlation of bivariate normally distributed destructive strength properties: breaking the same board twice - again

Yanling Cai, William J. Welch, James V. Zidek and Conroy Lum, January 2017

 

Estimating the damage caused by proofloading lumber products

Yanling Cai, James V. Zidek, November 2016

 

Monitoring test under nonparametric random effects model

Jiahua Chen, Pengfei Li, Yukun Liu & James V. Zidek, October 2016

 

Tension Proofloading of Fingerjointed Lumber: Optimizing the Benefits

Tianji Shi, Ciprian Pirvu, William J. Welch, James V. Zidek, February 2016

 

An empirical experiment to assess the relationship between the tensile and bending strengths of lumber, TR #276

Yanling Cai, Jing Cai, Jessica Chen, Shirin Golchi, Meijiao Guan, Mohammad E. Karim, Yang Liu, Jabed Tomal, Chao Xiong, Yongliang Zhai, Conroy Lum, William J. Welch, James V. Zidek, March 2016

 

Tension Proofloading on Fingerjointed Lumber: Optimizing the Benefits

Tianji Shi, Ciprian Pirvu, William J. Welch, James V. Zidek, February 2014

 

Bayesian nonparametric subset selection procedures with Weibull components, TR #273

Yumi Kondo & James V Zidek, May 2013

 

Property Modeling of Changbai Larch Veneers in Relation to Stand and Tree Variables, TR #272

Brad Jianhe Wang, Hongbin Zhang, Lang Wu, Suyong Huang, James V Zidek & Jianxiong Lu, March 2013

 

Tension Proofloading on Fingerjointed Lumber: Benefits and Optimization

Tianji Shi, Ciprian Pirvu, William J. Welch, James V. Zidek, January 2013

 

Stochastic models for the effects of duration of load on lumber properties, TR #271

Yongliang Zhai, Nancy Heckman, Conroy Lum, Ciprian Pirvu, Lang Wu & James V Zidek, October 2012

 

A review of dynamic duration of load models for lumber strength, TR #270

Yongliang Zhai, Ciprian Pirvu, Nancy Heckman, Conroy Lum, Lang Wu & James V Zidek, November 2012

 

Wood Property Relationships and Survival Models in Reliability, TR #269

Yan Cheng, Lang Wu, Conroy Lum, James V Zidek & Xiaoli Yu, November 2012

 

Subset Selection - Extending Rizvi-Sobel, TR #263

Constance van Eeden & James V. Zidek, February 2011

 

CORRECTION TO: Rizvi-Sobel Subset Selection with Unequal Sample Sizes (TR #253), TR #261

Constance van Eeden, December 2010

 

Rizvi-Sobel Subset Selection with Unequal Sample Sizes, TR #253

Constance van Eeden, November 2009