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An update to EN1912

25 November 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 1

Contact Dan Ridley-Ellis if you have any comments or can help with what is described below. Visual strength grading of timber is carried out according […]

More on growth rings and density

18 November 2019 marlene cramer 1

Are growth rings useful for predicting density? Project report and poster by Alexandre Monseau, with additional commentary by Marlene Cramer and Dan Ridley-Ellis “Currently studying […]

Properties of UK grown beech

7 November 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

This paper can be read in PRO LIGNO 2019 Volume 15, Number 4 pp. 32-39 along with other papers at the conference. We have a […]

Introducing a new colleague in the InFutUReWood project

1 November 2019 marlene cramer 0

Exactly one month ago today, a new team member joined the Centre for Wood Science and Technology at Edinburgh Napier University. Welcome our new Research […]

Strength classes you won’t find in EN338

30 October 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 2

Not all strength classes are listed in EN338. Here are the main characteristic properties of some strength classes that appear in machine settings tables for […]

Strength classes C and T

25 October 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 2

The 2016 version of EN338 brought a few changes. One of these changes was the addition of a table of tension strength classes (T classes). […]

Growth ring width and density of British spruce cladding battens

8 October 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 1

The UK has a British Standard for external timber cladding, BS8605-1, in which support battens are defined as timber components of a section, grade, and […]

Updates to EN14081-3,-2 and EN384

6 August 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

There is a proposed new version of EN14081-3 out for Enquiry, mostly to provide proper integration of the updated output control rules (compared to the […]

Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in a day

30 July 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

You may have seen it reported that Ethiopia has planted 350 million trees in one day as part of their “green legacy” initiative. You might […]

Research Assistant vacancy – InFutURewood project

5 July 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

We are seeking applications for the position of Research Assistant, Full Time – Fixed Term (2 years) Closing Date: 12 August 2019 |  Interviews date: […]

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Edinburgh Napier University now has a number of research groups that grew out of the former Centre for Timber Engineering. For a time the “Centre for Wood Science & Technology (CWST)”, and “Centre for Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures (COCIS)” were part of “the Institute for Sustainable Construction” in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. This research continues, but now within the “School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment“.

We are also connected to the Centre for Conservation and Restoration Science, which is (mostly) under the School of Applied Sciences.

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