Dr.
Robert W. Erickson
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. 1966, University of Minnesota
Wood physics and moisture relations
Phone: (612) 624-3624
E-mail: erick117@umn.edu
Areas of Interest
My ongoing area of primary interest and activity continues
to be wood/moisture relations. The emphasis is upon how the
processing and in-use performance of solid wood products
is affected by the level of initial moisture content and
changes thereafter. A current focus is commercialization
of a restraint system developed in Kaufert Laboratory that
has proved to greatly reduce warp in the kilndrying of softwood
framing lumber.
Selected Publications
Shmulsky, R. and R.W. Erickson. Twist assessment and reduction
in SYP 2x4s. For. Prod. J. 2004. In press, accepted.
Shmulsky, R., R.W. Erickson, P.H. Steele. Warp reduction
of sixteen-foot long SYP lumber by restrained drying. For.
Prod. J.
Erickson, R.W., and R. Shmulsky. Warp reduction of red pine
two-by-fours via restrained drying. For. Prod. J.
Shmulsky, R. and R.W. Erickson. Warp reduction of SYP two-by-fours
via restrained drying. For. Prod. J.
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