Professor Emeritus of Wood Science
Professor Emeritus of Wood Science
Although my research has been very broad in nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of wood and wood-based materials, the main concentration is now on durability improvement and disaster mitigation of structures. The key areas are studies on the effects of aging of wood and wood-based structural elements with respect to degradation by fungi, fire, and earthquakes. California is just about an "ideal" state to study these effects and try to find ways to improve the performance of housing, virtually all of which is wood-frame construction. Much of the background for this research is now included in an upper division course in Architecture (Arch 153. Performance of wood in structures).
Current Projects
Shelly, J. R., F. C. Beall, and D. M. Lubin. 1999. Utilization options for woody biomass. Vol x, I-Zone Series. Univ Cal For Prod Lab. 63pp.
Beall, F. C. and L. Chen. 1999. Monitoring of resin curing in a laboratory press using acousto-ultrasonics. Proceedings, Eleventh Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood. Madison, WI. Pp9-18.
Chen, L and F. C. Beall. 2000. Monitoring bond strength development in particleboard during pressing using acousto-ultrasonics. Wood & Fiber Sci 32(4):466-477.
Beall, F. C. 2001. Wood products: nondestructive evaluation. The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology. Elsevier Science Ltd. Pp9702-9707.
Beall, F. C., C. M. Jennings, and S. L. Quarles. 2001. Mitigation of fire damage in the urban-wildland interface. Proceedings, Second Annual Conference on Durability and Disaster Mitigation in Wood-Frame Housing. Madison, WI. Pp 123-127.
Beall, F. C. 2002. Overview of the use of ultrasonic technologies in research on wood properties. J Wood Sci and Technol 36(3):197-212.
Beall, F. C. Acoustic emission and acousto-ultrasonics. In Nondestructive Testing of Wood (Eds: R. F.. Pellerin and R. J. Ross) Forest Products Society, Madison, WI. Pp37-48.
Beall, F. C., T. A. Breiner, and J. Wang. 2003. Hardwood drying control using acoustic emission. Proceedings, Quality drying: The Key to Profitable Manufacturing. Pp77-84. Forest Products Society, Madison, WI.
Vun, R. Y. and F. C. Beall. 2003. Monitoring creep rupture in oriented strandboard using acoustic emission: influence of moisture content. Proceedings, 13th International Symposium of Nondestructive Testing of Wood. Forest Products Society. Pp321-329.
Beall, F. C. (Editor). 2003. Proceedings, 13th International Symposium