Outputs (18)

Home grown timber now and in the future. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, November). Home grown timber now and in the future. Presented at WTS British Timber Seminar

Presentation to the wood technology society "British Timber Seminar" at IOM3, November 2017

Timber grading update (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, November). Timber grading update. Presented at SIRT update seminar

The latest news on timber grading standards and how they effect structural timber production in UK and IE

Assessing timber quality. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, October). Assessing timber quality. Presented at 1st National Forestry and Aboriculture Student Conference, Moulton College, Moulton, Northamptonshire

Presentation about technology for assessing timber quality, at the Royal Forestry Society Future Foresters Technology Day (1st National Forestry and Aboriculture Student Conference)

Assessing timber quality (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, October). Assessing timber quality. Presented at Royal Forestry Society Future Technology Conference, Moulton College, Northants

The use of technology for assessing and monitoring timber quality in the forest and at harvesting

Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls (2017)
Journal Article
Dhonju, R., D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., & Zhang, B. (2017). Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls. Structures, 12, 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2017.08.003

This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the racking performance of partially anchored timber framed walls, based on experimental tests. A total of 17 timber framed wall specimens, constructed from a combination of materials under different l... Read More about Parametric Evaluation of Racking Performance of Platform Timber Framed Walls.

Holistic study of a timber double skin façade: Whole life carbon emissions and structural optimisation (2017)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., & D'Amico, B. (2017). Holistic study of a timber double skin façade: Whole life carbon emissions and structural optimisation. Building and Environment, 124, 42-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.07.046

The upkeep of existing buildings has a great role to play in reducing the carbon emissions of the built environ-ment. Façade upgrade represents one of the most effective interventions to improve both thermal efficiencyand aesthetic appeal of existing... Read More about Holistic study of a timber double skin façade: Whole life carbon emissions and structural optimisation.

Timber properties of minor conifer species in Britain and future marketing opportunities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, May). Timber properties of minor conifer species in Britain and future marketing opportunities. Presented at The National Forestry Conference for Ireland "an appraisal of the silvicultural and marketing potential of coniferous alternatives to Sitka spruce"

Bringing new species to the market place (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, May). Bringing new species to the market place. Presented at EFIATLANTIC AND IEFC ANNUAL MEETING The Role of Alternative Tree Species in the Forests of Atlantic Europe

Timber grading (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, May). Timber grading. Presented at Tree Breeding and Forest Products - An update on current research

TG1/201703/21rev Derivation of Goldeneye 702 grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/21rev Derivation of Goldeneye 702 grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: MiCROTEC

Goldeneye 702

MiCROTEC GmbH
Julius Durst Str. 98
IT-39042 Brixen (BZ)
www.microtec.eu

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis]
Norway spruce [Picea abies]
(WPCS)


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TG1/201703/22rev Derivation of Goldeneye 706 grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/22rev Derivation of Goldeneye 706 grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: MiCROTEC

Goldeneye 706

MiCROTEC GmbH
Julius Durst Str. 98
IT-39042 Brixen (BZ)
www.microtec.eu

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis]
Norway spruce [Picea abies]
(WPCS)


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TG1/201703/23rev Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/23rev Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: MiCROTEC

Viscan Compact
Viscan portable WITH balance

MiCROTEC GmbH
Julius Durst Str. 98
IT-39042 Brixen (BZ)
www.microtec.eu

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis]
Norway spruce... Read More about TG1/201703/23rev Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for British Spruce.

TG1/201703/24rev Derivation of Viscan Plus grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/24rev Derivation of Viscan Plus grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: MiCROTEC

Viscan Plus

MiCROTEC GmbH
Julius Durst Str. 98
IT-39042 Brixen (BZ)
www.microtec.eu

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis]
Norway spruce [Picea abies]
(WPCS)


34 mm... Read More about TG1/201703/24rev Derivation of Viscan Plus grading machine settings for British Spruce.

TG1/201703/25rev Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/25rev Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: MiCROTEC

Viscan
Viscan portable WITHOUT balance

MiCROTEC GmbH
Julius Durst Str. 98
IT-39042 Brixen (BZ)
www.microtec.eu

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis]
Norway spruce [Pic... Read More about TG1/201703/25rev Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for British Spruce.

TG1/201703/26rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for UK larch (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/26rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for UK larch. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: Dan Ridley-Ellis

MTG 960

Brookhuis Micro Electronics bv
Institutenweg 15
7521 PH Enschede
The Netherlands

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

European larch Larix decidua
Hybrid larch Larix x eurolepsis
Japanese larch Larix kaempferi... Read More about TG1/201703/26rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for UK larch.

TG1/201703/27rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for British Spruce (2017)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). TG1/201703/27rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for British Spruce. CEN TC124 WG2 TG1: Dan Ridley-Ellis

MTG 960


Brookhuis Micro Electronics bv
Institutenweg 15
7521 PH Enschede
The Netherlands

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland + Republic of Ireland

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
(WPCS)... Read More about TG1/201703/27rev Derivation of MTG 960 grading machine settings for British Spruce.

An update on grading timber for structural use (2017)
Book Chapter
Mansfield-Williams, H., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017). An update on grading timber for structural use. In TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2017 (148-155)

The quality of timber varies and, while we have little control over tree growth compared to industrial manufacturing processes, we do know many of the factors that influence wood properties. Both the species
and the growth region are important since... Read More about An update on grading timber for structural use.

Acoustic Hanger (2017)
Patent
Su, S., Smith, S., & McAndrew, S. (2017). Acoustic Hanger. GB 2493005. UK Patent Office

This patent stemmed from research undertaken to investigate the reduction of sound transmission through lightweight floors in apartments. Lightweight floors have commonly been associated with low frequency resonance issues partly due to the lack of i... Read More about Acoustic Hanger.