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Fire Weather

Fire Modeling, Fire Data, Fire Tests, etc.

Fire Dynamics
(Flame Height, Severity, Smoke Density, etc.)

Forest Fire Tools & Modeling

Fire Management Tools & Calculators

FIRE MANAGEMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • FIRE WEATHER (U.S. & CANADA) – REAL-TIME

CANADA: FIRE WEATHER – Canadian Wildland Fire Information System

U.S.: ACTIVE FIRES – InciWeb, National Wildfire Coordinating Group

FIRE MODELING, FIRE DATA, FIRE TESTS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC.

FOR MORE FIRE MODELING, FIRE DATA, ETC. COURSES, CALCULATORS ETC. SEE

ENGINEERING CENTER, CIVIL ENGINEERING SECTION – FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING

FIRE ON THE WEB – Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL),
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Multimedia Databases, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports & Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Movies).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Fire on the Web

• • • • “…is a collection of resources from the Building and

• • • • Fire Research Laboratory’s Fire Research Division at NIST. These Web pages

• • • • provide links to fire related software, experimental fire data

• • • • and mpeg/quick time movies of fire tests that can be downloaded and/or

• • • • viewed with a Web browser…”

• • • • Examples of “Fire On The Web” Fire Databases & Fire Simulations include

Fire Growth and Smoke Transport Modeling with CFAST

“…The Consolidated Model of Fire and Smoke Transport, CFAST, is
a computer program that fire investigators, safety officials,
engineers, architects and builders can use to simulate the impact
of past or potential fires…”

FIRE MODELING PROGRAMS – Fire Research Division,
Engineering Laboratory,
NIST
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples from over “10” Fire Modeling Programs include

• • • • “…Characterization of Internal Flow of Firefighter Respirator;

• • • • Cigarette Ignition Metrology;

• • • • Fires in the Wildland-Urban Interface – Development of an Outdoor-Scale Fire Model b

• • • • Hydrogen Flammability, Detection, and Fire Safety;

• • • • Sprinkler Decision Tool for Communities; etc…”

For more information see

Fire Research Division or the

Engineering Laboratory

FIRE DYNAMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

FIRE DYNAMICS TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Fire Protection Engineering
and Special Projects Section, Plant Systems Branch (SPLB)
Division of Systems Safety and Analysis (DSSA),
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Fire Dynamics Tools include over “20” Spreadsheets including:

• • • • “…Predicting Hot Gas Layer Temperature and Smoke Layer Height in a

• • • • Room Fire with Natural Ventilation, Forced Ventilation & Door Closed Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Wall Fire Flame Height Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Thermal Radiation from Hydrocarbon Fireballs Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Burning Duration of Solid Combustibles Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Centerline Temperature of a Buoyant Fire Plume Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Sprinkler Response Time Spreadsheet;

• • • • Fire Severity Calculations Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Visibility Through Smoke Spreadsheet; etc…”

For more information see

NUREG-1805;

Staff Reports;

NUREG-Series Publications;

Document Collections;

Electronic Reading Room or the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

PILED FUELS BIOMASS AND EMISSIONS CALCULATOR – C. Wright,
Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team (FERA),
Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory,
Pacific Northwest Research Station,
U.S. Forest Service
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Pile Fuels Biomass and Emissions Calculator

• • • • “…allows land managers to more accurately assess biomass

• • • • in hand piles, leading to better smoke production estimates, improved

• • • • burn scheduling, and more accurate compliance with the maximum allowable emissions limits as determined by various state smoke management plans…”

For more information see

Estimating the Biomass of Piled Fuels for Smoke Management Planning;

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team (FERA);

Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory;

Pacific Northwest Research Station or the

U.S. Forest Service

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING CALCULATORS – K. Overholt,
Fire Research Group,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Cockrell School of Engineering,
University of Texas,
Austin, Texas

Examples of Fire Protection Engineering Calculators include

• • • • Fire Dynamics Simulator v5 Mesh Size Calculator
        • “…allows you to easily generate a MESH line for input

• • • • • into Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) v5. It automatically calculates

• • • • • the optimal (Poisson-friendly) mesh division numbers and…”

Examples of CAST Online (Fire Modeling) INPUT Values include

• • • • • “…Geometry Setup (Room Length, Width & Height;

• • • • • Ventilation Openings (Door Width & Heigth);

• • • • • Design Fire Type: Design Fire Type & Fire Size; etc…”

Calculator for Transient Steel Heating Under Fire Conditions

• • • • • “…calculates the lumped transient temperature of steel

• • • • • under fire conditions using…”

Flame Height and Plume Centerline Temperature Calculator; etc.

For more information see

Kristopher Overholt’s Home page;

Fire Research Group or the

Department of Mechanical Engineering

FOREST FIRE TOOLS & MODELING

Forest Fire Tools, Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls)

WILDLAND FIRE AIR QUALITY TOOLS – WFDSS-AQ team at USFS AirFire,
USFS PNW AirFire Team,
Desert Research Institute’s Center for Fire Ecological Applications (DRI/CEFA) &
Sonoma Technology, Inc.
Multimedia Wildland Fire Air Quality Tools (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Wildland Fire Air Quality Tools

• • • • “…This site was developed to try to provide a “one-stop shopping” portal

• • • • for air quality tools. Primarily designed to be accessed from the

• • • • Wildland Fire Decision Support System, it also exists as a stand-alone site…”

For more information see the

U.S. Forest Service AirFire Team

SMOKE AND EMISSIONS MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT (SEMIP) – U.S. Forest Service AirFire Team &
Sonoma Technology, Inc., US Forest Service PNW Research Station, & the Joint Fire Science Program
Multimedia Smoke and Emission Model Intercomparison Project (SEMIP) (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Smoke and Emission Model Intercomparison Project (SEMIP)

• • • • “…an ongoing community effort to intercompare and evaluate the

• • • • growing number of fire smoke and fire emissions models that have

• • • • been developed. SEMIP is designed to be of use to both the

• • • • scientific and management communities who need model performance comparisons…”

For more information see the

U.S. Forest Service AirFire Team

FIRE & AVIATION MANAGEMENT – U.S. Forest Service
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Fire & Aviation Management includes

• • • • “…Fire & Aviation Management Fire Applications Software;

• • • • Tools & Technology (Wildland Fire Chemicals; Wildland Fire Situation; etc.); etc…”

For more information see the

U.S. Forest Service

Forest Fire Modeling Applets

FOREST FIRES & PERCOLATION (JAVA APPLET) – P. Trunfio & G. McGath, Center for Polymer Studies,
Department of Physics, Boston University

Forest Fires and Percolation

• • • • “…Imagine a forest in which the trees were planted by scattering seeds

• • • • randomly all over the ground. The trees are now full-grown, tall and green. Some

• • • • trees stand alone; others are in clusters. The forest is peaceful

• • • • on a quiet, windless day. Now imagine that all the trees along one edge

• • • • of the forest are suddenly set on fire. As each tree burns,

• • • • the fire spreads rapidly…”

For more information see

Fractals in Science;

Center for Polymer Studies or the

Department of Physics

Timber Management & Investment

Forestry Economics, Analysis, Costs, etc.

Random Point Generator

Tree Species, Common & Scientific Names,
Characteristics, Mechanical Properties, etc.

Forestry Course, Lectures, Textbooks, etc.

Forest Nursery Management ~
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Forest Ecosystems ~
Forest Hydrology

Tree Height, Volume, Spacing, etc.

Forestry Inventory, Analysis, Tree Biomass, Stand Damage

Logging

Forest Management, Economics, Logging

FOREST MANAGEMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• FOREST CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• FORESTRY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• TIMBER MANAGEMENT CALCULATORS & APPLETS

• TIMBER INVESTMENT CALCULATORS & APPLETS

TIMBERLAND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (TDSS): FINANCIAL CALCULATORS – W. Xu,
Timberland Decision Support Service (TDSS),
Texas Forest Service
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Texas A&M; Forest Service TDSS

• • “…is a web-based decision tool for non-industrial private forest

• • landowners and others who are interested in timberland investment and management…”

Examples of Timberland Basic Financial Calculators include

• • “…Timberland Compound Interest Calculator;

• • Timberland Real Rate/Nominal Rate Calculator;

• • Timberland Periodic Constant Payments Calculator;

• • Timberland Land Rent Calculator – Timberland Land Value Calculator;

• • Timberland Bare Land Value Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

Texas Forest Service

TIMBERLAND MANAGEMENT SIMULATOR – W. Xu, Timberland
Decision Support Service (TDSS), Texas Forest Service
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Timberland Management Siumlator INPUT Values include

• • Timberland Stand Parameters
    • “…Growth & Yield Models; Site Index; Initial Stand Age; etc…”

Timberland Financial Parameters

• • • “…Discount Rate, Wood Type: Saw Log, Pulp Wood, Chip-n-Saw;

• • • Regeneration Costs; Annual Costs; etc…”

Timberland Harvest Regime

• • • “…Harvest Type; Stand Age; Harvest Intensity: Percentage of trees Cut…”

• • • Expense As Percentage of Harvest Value for First Thinning, Second Thinning; etc.)…”

For more information see

Timberland Decision Support System or the

Texas Forest Service

TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT CALCULATOR – W. Xu, Timberland
Decision Support Service (TDSS), Texas Forest Service
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Timberland Investment Calculator

• • “…can be used to analyze timberland investment if you know all the costs

• • and revenues of the investment…”

For more information see

Timberland Decision Support System or the

Texas Forest Service

FORESTRY ECONOMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• FOREST ECONOMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• FORESTRY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

• FORESTRY PLANNING & COSTS EXTIMATE SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

FOREST ECONOMIC SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Click ON Forest.

Examples from over “8” Forestry Economic Calculators include

• • “…A Conservation Buffer Economic Calculator;

• • Forest and Windbreak Economic Calculator;

• • Forestry Economic Analysis Calculator;

• • Forestry Planning and Cost Estimate Calculator;

• • Rotation Budget for Hybrid Popular for Pulp Fiber Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

Tools By Landuse;

NRCS Economics;

Technical Resources or the

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

RANDOM POINT GENERATOR CALCULATORS & APPLETS

RANDOM POINT GENERATOR WITH MAPS – Dean Schmidt
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Available in English & Spanish/Español.

Random Point Generator With Maps

• • “…generates one or more points at random locations on the surface of the earth.

• • The points can be viewed on a Google map…”

Random Point Generator With Maps is

• • “…a fast, easy to use GIS tool, ideal for generating random points for

• • random sampling within circular or rectangular regions. There are many applications

• • that use random sampling: zoology, forestry, geology, soils, agriculture,

• • remote sensing, meteorology, demography and surveys just to name a few.

• • The generated random points can be copied and pasted into a spreadsheet

• • or other application…”

For more information see

GeoMidpoint

TREE CHARACTERISTICS (WOOD CHARACTERISTICS) DATABASES, CALCULATORS & APPLETS

Tree (Wood) Common Names, Scientific Names, Characteristics, etc.

COMMON NAMES DATABASE AND WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASES – Center for Wood Anatomy Research,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Common Name Database & Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Wood Properties Databases include

• • “…Lesser Known Woods Database;

• • North American Hardwoods Database;

• • North American Softwoods Database;

• • Tropical Hardwoods Database; etc…”

Trees Common Name Database for each Tree species includes

• • “…Common Name;

• • Complete Scientific Name;

• • Synonym;

• • Family;

• • Country of Orgin and if available a Tech Sheet…”

Trees Common Name Tech Sheet (if available) for each Tree species includes:

• • General Information; Other Common Names; Distribution;

• • General Wood Characteristics
    • “…Weight: Moisture content; Specific gravity; Weight lb/ft3…”

Mechanical Properties

• • • “…MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc…”

Drying and Shrinkage; Kiln Drying Schedules; etc.

For more information see

Advanced Housing Research Center (AHRC);

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

COMMON NAMES DATABASE OF WORLD TIMBERS – Regis B. Miller (Center for Wood Anatomy Research, Forest Products Laboratory)
and Jugo Ili (Forestry and Forest Products, CSIRO);
Hosted by the Center for Wood Anatomy Research,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Common Name Database & Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Common Names Database of World Timbers

• • “…The database contains approximately 30,000 unique botanical names

• • and 130,000 common names including the corresponding botanical

• • family name, synonyms, geographic origin, and links to technical

• • data sheets if one is available…”

Technical Data Sheets include

• • “…Other Common Names;

• • Distribution;

• • The Tree (Height, etc.);

• • The Wood:
    • General Characteristics;

• • • Weight;

• • • Mechanical Properties;

• • • Drying and Shrinkage;

• • • Working Properties;

• • • Durability;

• • • Preservation;

• • • Uses; etc…”

For more information see the

Center for Wood Anatomy Research;

Advanced Housing Research Center (AHRC);

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

COMMERCIAL TIMBERS (HARDWOOD) OF THE WORLD – Authors: H.G. Richter and M.J. Dallwitz;
and hosted by DELTA – DEscription Language for TAxonomy
Multimedia Commerical Hardwood Trees Database (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Available in English, French/Français, German/Deutsch & Spanish/Español.

Commercial Timbers of the World Database

• • “…contains descriptions and an interactive

• • identification system for hardwood taxa common in the

• • international trade that occur in all major

• • forest regions of the world…”

For more information see

DELTA – DEscription Language for TAxonomy

NATURAL DURABILITY OF WOOD: A WORLDWIDE CHECKLIST OF SPECIES – Authors: T.C. Scheffer & J.J. Morell,
Forest Research Laboratory;
Research Contribution #22;
College of Forestry,
Oregon State University
Multimedia Natural Durability of Wood: A Worldwide Checklist of Species – PDF, 58 Pages (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Natural Durability of Wood: A Worldwide Checklist of Species

• • “…1500 Wood Species…”

• • “…Species are listed alphabetically by scientific name, along with trade name,

• • decay resistance rating, growing region, and source of resistance information…”

• • “…In this list, durability may be used synonymously with resistance to decay,

• • termites, or marine borers…”

For more information see the

Forestry Communications Group;

Forest Research Laboratory or the

College of Forestry

WOOD HANDBOOK: WOOD AS AN ENGINEERING MATERIAL – Center for Wood Anatomy,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material – PDF, 486 Pages (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material” Chapters include:

• • “…Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood;

• • Structure of Wood;

• • Physical Properties and Moisture Relations of Wood;

• • Mechanical Properties of Wood;

• • Commercial Lumber;

• • Lumber Stress Grades and Design Properties;

• • Fastenings (Nails, Spikes, Wood Screws, Bolts, etc.);

• • Structural Analysis Equations;

• • Adhesive Bonding of Wood Materials;

• • Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products;

• • Glued Structural Members;

• • Finishing of Wood;

• • Round Timbers and Ties;

• • Specialty Treatments; etc…”

For more information see

Information Products & Services;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASES – Center for Wood Anatomy Research,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Wood Properties Databases include

• • “…North American Hardwoods Database;

• • North American Softwoods Database;

• • Tropical Hardwoods Database;

• • Lesser Known Woods Database…”

Wood Properties Database Tech Sheets for each Tree species includes:

• • General Information;

• • Other Common Names;

• • Distribution;

• • General Wood Characteristics
    • “…Weight: Moisture Content; Specific Gravity; Weight lb/ft3…”

Mechanical Properties

• • • “…MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc…”

Drying and Shrinkage;

Kiln Drying Schedules; etc.

For more information see

Advanced Housing Research Center (AHRC);

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

COMMON NAMES DATABASE OF WORLD TIMBERS – Regis B. Miller (Center for Wood Anatomy Research, Forest Products Laboratory)
and Jugo Ili (Forestry and Forest Products, CSIRO);
Hosted by the Center for Wood Anatomy Research,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Common Name Database & Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Common Names Database of World Timbers

• • “…The database contains approximately 30,000 unique botanical names

• • and 130,000 common names including the corresponding botanical

• • family name, synonyms, geographic origin, and links to technical

• • data sheets if one is available…”

Technical Data Sheets include

• • “…Other Common Names;

• • Distribution;

• • The Tree (Height, etc.);

• • The Wood:
    • General Characteristics;

• • • Weight;

• • • Mechanical Properties;

• • • Drying and Shrinkage;

• • • Working Properties;

• • • Durability;

• • • Preservation;

• • • Uses; etc…”

For more information see the

Center for Wood Anatomy Research;

Advanced Housing Research Center (AHRC);

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

FORESTRY COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.

Forestry Courses

HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGY – J.J. McDonnell,
Hillslope and Watershed Hydrology Lab,
Department of Forest Engineering, Resourses and Management,
College of Forestry,
Oregon State University
Multimedia Hillslope Hydrology Course (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Hillslope Hydrology” Course Lectures include

• • • • “…Introduction to Hillslope Hydrology;

• • • • Runoff;

• • • • Plot Scale;

• • • • Hillslope Scale;

• • • • Catchment Scale;

• • • • Modeling; etc…”

For more information see

Hillslope Hydrology Course Home Page;

Hillslope and Watershed Hydrology Lab;

Department of Forest Engineering, Resourses and Management or the

College of Forestry

Forestry Lessons

FORESTRY HAND & POWER TOOLS – Department of Natural Resource Sciences,
College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences,
Washington State University
Multimedia Forestry Hand & Power Tools Lessons (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Forestry Hand & Power Tools” Subject Categories include

• • • • “…Fire Tools;

• • • • Measurements;

• • • • Moving Logs;

• • • • Multi-Purpose;

• • • • Planting;

• • • • Pruning;

• • • • Thinning;

• • • • Felling;

• • • • Weed Management; etc…”

For more information see

Forestry Extension Resources by Topic;

Forestry Extension or the

School of the Enironment

FOREST NURSERY MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC.

FOREST NURSERY MANAGEMENT – Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative,
Auburn University
Multimedia Forest Nursery Management Lectures, Technical Reports, etc. (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Forest Nursery Management” Lectures, Technical Reports, etc. Subject Categories include

• • • • “…Cultural Practices;

• • • • Improved Seedlings;

• • • • Mycorrhiza;

• • • • Nursery;

• • • • Nutrients & Irrigation;

• • • • Transplanting Tips; etc…”

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)

BUGWOOD NETWORK – Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health,
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources,
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
University of Georgia
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

INSECT IMAGE DATABASE – Joint project of The Bugwood Network and
USDA Forest Service;
The University of Georgia – Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Dept. of Entomology
Multimedia Insect Image Database (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Bugwood Websites or

Bugwood Network

FOREST PESTS, DISEASES, ETC. IMAGE DATABASE – Forestpest.org,
Part of the Bugwood Network,
Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health,
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources,
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
University of Georgia
Multimedia Forest Pest, Diseases, etc. Images Database (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Bugwood Websites or

Bugwood Network

BARK AND WOOD BORING BEETLES OF THE WORLD – Developed by the University of Georgia Bugwood Network
in cooperation with USDA Forest Service – Forest Health Protection,
USDA APHIS PPQ, Georgia Forestry Commission, Texas Forest Service
and the Pests and Diseases Image Library – Australia
Multimedia Bark and Wood Boring Beetles of the World Databases & Atlases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.
For more information see

Bugwood Websites or

Bugwood Network

FORESTRY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • ECOSYSTEMS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • ECOLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

ECOLOGY SIMULATORS – G. Booth
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Ecology Simulators” include

• • • • “…Predator/Prey with Functional Response;

• • • • Diversity Metrics;

• • • • Population Growth Models; etc…”

For more information see

Ginger Booth’s Home Page

GECKO SIMULATORS – G. Booth
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Gecko Simulators” include

• • • • “…Woods;

• • • • GrassWorld;

• • • • BacSim (models microbial ecology; etc…”

For more information see

Ginger Booth’s Home Page

FOREST HYDROLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

FOR MORE HYDROLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE

ENGINEERING CENTER: HYDROLOGY

FOR WATER & WASTEWATER TREATEMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE

ENGINEERING CENTER: WATER & WASTEWATER TREATEMENT ENGINEERING

FOR WATER RELATED CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE

GEOSCIENCE CENTER;

CHEMISTRY CENTER OR

AGRICULTURE CENTER: WATER

TURBIDITY THRESHOLD CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) – Pacific Southwest Research Station,
U.S. Forest Service
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Turbidity is

• • • • “…an optical measure of the number,

• • • • size, shape, and color of particles in suspension…”

Turbidity Threshold Sampling

• • • • “…collects physical samples that

• • • • are distributed over a range of rising and falling

• • • • turbidities…The resulting set of samples can be used to

• • • • accurately determine suspended sediment loads by…”

For more information see

Guidelines for Setting Turbidity Thresholds;

Turbidity Threshold Sampling;

Research Topics: Water and Watersheds;

Research Topics;

Pacific Southwest Research Station or the

U.S. Forest Service

FORESTRY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • TREE HEIGHT, TREE VOLUME, TREE SPACING, ETC.

NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF FORESTRY TOOLS – N. Ledgard, L. Langer & E. Mason,
School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

• • • • Click on “School of Forestry Software”

For more information see

Services and Resources or the

School of Forestry

• • • • Some examples from over “12” Forestry Modeling Software Programs & Forestry Calculators include

Tree Height Calculator

• • • • • Tree Height Calculator INPUT Values include
          • “…Top Angle; Datum Angle; Distance; Datum Height; etc…”

Risk of Wilding Spread Calculator

Risk of Wilding Spread Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • • • “…Species Planted; Siting Risk; etc…”

Growth and Yield Model Calculator for Douglas-fir in the South Island, NZ

Growth and Yield Model Calculator for Douglas-fir in the South Island, NZ INPUT Values include

• • • • • • “…Age; Mean Top Height; Basal Area/Ha; Stems/Ha; etc…”

TIMBER CALCULATORS – J. Brokaw, The Timber Buyers Network
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of Timber Calculators include

• • • • “…Tree Value Comparison Calculator;

• • • • Log Value Comparison Calculator;

• • • • Tree Volume Calculator;

• • • • Tree Value Calculator;

Tree Spacing Calculator; etc…”
For more information see

The Timber Buyers Network

FORESTRY INVENTORY, ANALYSIS, TREE BIOMASS CALCULATORS & APPLETS

• • • FORESTRY STAND DAMAGE CALCULATORS & APPLETS

STAND-DAMAGE MODEL WITH JAVA – Research Work Unit NE-4557,
Forestry Sciences Laboratory,
Morgantown, WV,
Northeastern Research Station,
U.S. Forest Service
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Stand-Damage Applet

• • • • “…simulates tree diameter and height growth,

• • • • foliage production, and mortality. Each year

• • • • the model calculates diameter growth of trees

• • • • as a function of relative stocking

• • • • (a measure of tree crowding), shading,…”

For more information see the

Stand-Damage Model;

Stand-Growth and Gypsy Moth Software;

Research Work Unit NE-4557: Disturbance Ecology and Management of Oak-Dominated Forests;

Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Morgantown, WV;

Northeastern Research Station or the

U.S. Forest Service

LOGGING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

LOG VOLUME CALCULATOR – WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA

Log Volume Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Diameter; Length; Number of Logs this Size; Log Scales (Doyle, Scribner or International)…”

For more information see

Calculators or

WOODWEB

LOG WEIGHT CALCULATOR – WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Log Weight Calculator

• • • • “…Calculates Log Weight for over “120” species of wood…”

Log Weight Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Species; Small End Diameter; Large End Diameter; Length;

• • • • Number of Logs this Size…”

For more information see

Calculators or

WOODWEB

LOG WEIGHT CALCULATOR (METRIC) – WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Log Weight Calculator

• • • • “…Calculates Log Weight for over “120” species of wood…”

Log Weight Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Species; Small End Diameter; Large End Diameter; Length;

• • • • Number of Logs this Size…”

For more information see

Calculators or

WOODWEB

Air Drying & Kiln Drying

Tree Species, Wood Anatomy,
Characteristics, Mechanical Properties, Kiln Drying Schedules,
Grading, Engineered Products, Wood Adhesives, etc.

Log Volume, Weight

Sawmill Equipment
(Bandsaw, Calipers, Dust Collection, Gang Saw, Scragg Saw, Planers, etc.)

Moisture Content, Shrinkage, etc. ~
Lumber Tally, Board Feet

Lumber Weight ~
Wood Selection for Woodworking

Plupwood ~
Joists, Rafters, etc

Sawmill Operations

KILN DRYING & AIR DRYING COURSES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC.

• KILN DRYING OPERATIONS COURSES, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC.

• KILN DRYING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC>

AIR DRYING OF LUMBER – General Technical Report FPL-GTR-117,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Air Drying of Lumber Manual – PDF, 62 Pages (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Air Drying of Lumber Manual (1999), a revision of the 1971 edition
of “Air Drying of Lumber: A Guide to Industry Practice“.

• • “…This report describes how lumber can be air-dried most effectively

• • under outdoor conditions and illustrates the principles and procedures

• • of air-drying lumber that were developed through field investigations and

• • observations of industrial practices…”

Examples of “Air Drying of Lumber Manual” Chapters include

• • “…Wood Properties and Moisture;

• • Air-Drying Process;

• • Air-Drying Yard;

• • Piling Methods for Air Drying;

• • Protection of Air-Dried Lumber; etc…”

For more information see

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

DRY KILN OPERATOR’S MANUAL – Authors of various Chapters: R.S. Boone,
W.T. Simpson, J.L. Tschernitz & J.C. Ward;
USDA Agricultural Handbook AH-188, 2001;
Forest Products Laboratory,
USDA Forest Service
Multimedia Dry Kiln Operator’s Manual (Text & Images).

Dry Kiln Operator’s Manual

• • “…A well-designed and properly operated dry kiln can in a few days or weeks

• • turn green lumber fresh from the forest into a dry, stable material necessary

• • for success- ful industrial enterprises in today’s highly competitive markets…”

Examples of “Dry Kiln Operator’s Manual” Chapters include

• • “…Properties of Wood Related to Drying;

• • Kiln Types and Features;

• • Inspection and Maintenance of Dry Kilns and Equipment;

• • Stacking and Loading Lumber for Kiln Drying;

• • Kiln Samples;

• • Kiln Schedules;

• • Operating a Dry Kiln;

• • Energy in Kiln Drying; etc…”

For more information see

Publications by Topic;

Publications & Presentations or the

Forest Products Laboratory

DRYING HARDWOOD LUMBER – J. Denig, E.M. Wengert & W.T. Simpson;
General Technical Report FPL-GTR-118,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Drying Hardwood Lumber Manual – PDF, 138 Pages (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Drying Hardwood Lumber Manual (2000)

• • “…focuses on common methods for drying lumber of different thickness,

• • with minimal drying defects, for high quality applications. This manual also

• • includes predrying treatments that, when part of an overall quality-oriented

• • drying system, reduce defects and…”

Examples of “Drying Hardwood Lumber Manual” Chapters include

• • “…Drying Mechanisms of Wood;

• • Stock Preparation and Stacking;

• • Drying Sheds;

• • Accelerated Air Drying Predrying

• • Conventional Kiln Drying;

• • Advanced Kiln Drying Procedures;

• • Special Drying Methods; etc…”

For more information see

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

WOOD DATABASES & COURSES

• • • TREE SPECIES DATABASES FOR HARDWOODS & SOFTWOODS

• • • WOOD PROPERTIES & CHARACTERISTICS DATABASES

• • • WOOD ENGINEERED PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES DATABASES

• • • WOOD ADHESIVES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DATABASES

Courses

AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL’S SELF STUDY COURSES – American Wood Council (AWC),
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA;)
Multimedia American Wood Council’s Self Study Courses (Text, Images, PDF & Audio/Sound).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples from over “50” “American Wood Council’s Self Study Courses” include

• • • • “…The Basics of Wood Frame Construction;

• • • • Wood Frame Construction Manual;

• • • • Conventional Floor Framing;

• • • • Conventional Wall Framing;

• • • • Design of Wood Frame Buildings for High Wind, Snow, and Seismic Loadings;

• • • • Lateral Load Resisting Systems for Wood Structures;

• • • • Engineered Wood Products;

• • • • Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Manual for Engineered Wood Construction;

• • • • Fire Design for Code Acceptance; etc…”

For more information see

Education or the

American Wood Council (AWC)

Tree (Wood) Common Names, Scientific Names, Characteristics, Kiln Drying Schedules, etc.

COMMON NAMES DATABASE AND WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASES – Center for Wood Anatomy Research,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Common Name Database & Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Wood Properties Databases include

• • • • “…Lesser Known Woods Database;

• • • • North American Hardwoods Database;

• • • • North American Softwoods Database;

• • • • Tropical Hardwoods Database; etc…”

Trees Common Name Database for each Tree species includes

• • • • “…Common Name;

• • • • Complete Scientific Name;

• • • • Synonym;

• • • • Family;

• • • • Country of Orgin and if available a Tech Sheet…”

Trees Common Name Tech Sheet (if available) for each Tree species includes:

• • • • General Information; Other Common Names; Distribution;

• • • • General Wood Characteristics
        • “…Weight: Moisture content; Specific gravity; Weight lb/ft3…”

Mechanical Properties

• • • • • “…MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc…”

Drying and Shrinkage; Kiln Drying Schedules; etc.

For more information see

Advanced Housing Research Center (AHRC);

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

COMMON NAMES DATABASE OF WORLD TIMBERS – Regis B. Miller (Center for Wood Anatomy Research, Forest Products Laboratory)
and Jugo Ili (Forestry and Forest Products, CSIRO);
Hosted by the Center for Wood Anatomy Research,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Common Name Database & Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Common Names Database of World Timbers

• • • • “…The database contains approximately 30,000 unique botanical names

• • • • and 130,000 common names including the corresponding botanical

• • • • family name, synonyms, geographic origin, and links to technical

• • • • data sheets if one is available…”

Technical Data Sheets include

• • • • “…Other Common Names;

• • • • Distribution;

• • • • The Tree (Height, etc.);

• • • • The Wood:
        • General Characteristics;

• • • • • Weight;

• • • • • Mechanical Properties;

• • • • • Drying and Shrinkage;

• • • • • Working Properties;

• • • • • Durability;

• • • • • Preservation;

• • • • • Uses; etc…”

For more information see the

Center for Wood Anatomy Research;

Advanced Housing Research Center (AHRC);

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

COMMERCIAL TIMBERS (HARDWOOD) OF THE WORLD – Authors: H.G. Richter and M.J. Dallwitz;
and hosted by DELTA – DEscription Language for TAxonomy
Multimedia Commerical Hardwood Trees Database (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Available in English, French/Français, German/Deutsch & Spanish/Español.

Commercial Timbers of the World Database

• • • • “…contains descriptions and an interactive

• • • • identification system for hardwood taxa common in the

• • • • international trade that occur in all major

• • • • forest regions of the world…”

For more information see

DELTA – DEscription Language for TAxonomy

NATURAL DURABILITY OF WOOD: A WORLDWIDE CHECKLIST OF SPECIES – Authors: T.C. Scheffer & J.J. Morell,
Forest Research Laboratory;
Research Contribution #22;
College of Forestry,
Oregon State University
Multimedia Natural Durability of Wood: A Worldwide Checklist of Species – PDF, 58 Pages (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Natural Durability of Wood: A Worldwide Checklist of Species

• • • • “…1500 Wood Species…”

• • • • “…Species are listed alphabetically by scientific name, along with trade name,

• • • • decay resistance rating, growing region, and source of resistance information…”

• • • • “…In this list, durability may be used synonymously with resistance to decay,

• • • • termites, or marine borers…”

For more information see the

Forestry Communications Group;

Forest Research Laboratory or the

College of Forestry

WOOD HANDBOOK: WOOD AS AN ENGINEERING MATERIAL – Center for Wood Anatomy,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material – PDF, 486 Pages (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material” Chapters include:

• • • • “…Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood;

• • • • Structure of Wood;

• • • • Physical Properties and Moisture Relations of Wood;

• • • • Mechanical Properties of Wood;

• • • • Commercial Lumber;

• • • • Lumber Stress Grades and Design Properties;

• • • • Fastenings (Nails, Spikes, Wood Screws, Bolts, etc.);

• • • • Structural Analysis Equations;

• • • • Adhesive Bonding of Wood Materials;

• • • • Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products;

• • • • Glued Structural Members;

• • • • Finishing of Wood;

• • • • Round Timbers and Ties;

• • • • Specialty Treatments; etc…”

For more information see

Information Products & Services;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASES – Center for Wood Anatomy Research,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Wood Properties Databases include

• • • • “…North American Hardwoods Database;

• • • • North American Softwoods Database;

• • • • Tropical Hardwoods Database;

• • • • Lesser Known Woods Database…”

Wood Properties Database Tech Sheets for each Tree species includes:

• • • • General Information;

• • • • Other Common Names;

• • • • Distribution;

• • • • General Wood Characteristics
        • “…Weight: Moisture Content; Specific Gravity; Weight lb/ft3…”

Mechanical Properties

• • • • • “…MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc…”

Drying and Shrinkage;

Kiln Drying Schedules; etc.

For more information see

Advanced Housing Research Center (AHRC);

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

COMMON NAMES DATABASE OF WORLD TIMBERS – Regis B. Miller (Center for Wood Anatomy Research, Forest Products Laboratory)
and Jugo Ili (Forestry and Forest Products, CSIRO);
Hosted by the Center for Wood Anatomy Research,
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin;
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Common Name Database & Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Common Names Database of World Timbers

• • • • “…The database contains approximately 30,000 unique botanical names

• • • • and 130,000 common names including the corresponding botanical

• • • • family name, synonyms, geographic origin, and links to technical

• • • • data sheets if one is available…”

Technical Data Sheets include

• • • • “…Other Common Names;

• • • • Distribution;

• • • • The Tree (Height, etc.);

• • • • The Wood:
        • General Characteristics;

• • • • • Weight;

• • • • • Mechanical Properties;

• • • • • Drying and Shrinkage;

• • • • • Working Properties;

• • • • • Durability;

• • • • • Preservation;

• • • • • Uses; etc…”

For more information see the

Center for Wood Anatomy Research;

Advanced Housing Research Center (AHRC);

Research;

Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the

U.S. Forest Service

Wood Engineered Properties and Structures Databases

ENGINEERED PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES – Forest Products Laboratory (FPL),
Madison, Wisconsin,
U.S. Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Multimedia Wood Engineered Properties and Structures Databases,
Lessons, Technical Reports, Handbooks, etc. (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Wood Engineered Properties and Structures” Databases, Technical Reports & Handbooks Subject Categories include

• • • • “…Glulam Utilization;

• • • • Glulam Analysis;

• • • • Bio-Pulping;

• • • • Visual Grading;

• • • • Wood Quality;

• • • • Wood Decay;

• • • • Effects of Moisture Content;

• • • • Effects of Preservation;

• • • • Effects of Temperature;

• • • • Wood Species Properties;

• • • • Wood Quality;

• • • • Treated-Wood Strength;

• • • • Grading Pulpwood;

• • • • Grading Logs; etc…”

For more information see

Research Emphasis Areas & then Click on “Units” on Left Hand Side;

Research: Science Making A Difference or the

U.S. Forest Service

LOG VOLUME & WEIGHT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

LOG VOLUME CALCULATOR – WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA

Log Volume Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Diameter; Length; Number of Logs this Size; Log Scales (Doyle, Scribner or International)…”

For more information see

Calculators or

WOODWEB

LOG WEIGHT CALCULATOR – WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
“…Calculates Log Weight for over “120” species of wood…”

Log Weight Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Species; Small End Diameter; Large End Diameter; Length;

• • • • Number of Logs this Size…”

For more information see

Calculators or

WOODWEB

LOG WEIGHT CALCULATOR (METRIC) – WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Log Weight Calculator

• • • • “…Calculates Log Weight for over “120” species of wood…”

Log Weight Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Species; Small End Diameter; Large End Diameter; Length;

• • • • Number of Logs this Size…”

For more information see

Calculators or

WOODWEB

Sawmill Equipment
with Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound

Bandmill Saw

Bandsaw ~
Calipers ~
Chipper-Canter ~
Circular Saw

Dust Collection: Air Handling Duct Design

Gang Saw ~
Jointer ~
Miter Saw ~
Planer

Circular Sawbox Saw

SAWMILL EQUIPMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • WOODWORKING MACHINERY CALCULATORS & APPLETS

Sawmill Equipment with Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound

SAWMILL EQUIPMENT (FLASH) – Wood Products Online Expo,
International Online Expos Inc.,
British Columbia, Canada
Multimedia Sawmill Equipment, etc. Video Lessons (Text, Images, Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.
For more information see

Wood Products Online Expo or

International Online Expos Inc.

Bandmill Saw

BANDMILL SAW FEED SPEED CALCULATOR & HORSEPOWER CALCULATOR (FLASH) – Wood Products Online Expo,
International Online Expos Inc.,
British Columbia, Canada
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of Bandmill Saw Feed Speed Calculator & Horsepower INPUT Values include:

• • • • “… Wheel Diameter; Tooth Pitch; Gullet depth;

• • • • Kerf; Arbor rpm; Gullet area factor; Depth of cut;

• • • • Sawdust expansion factor; Arbor drive efficiency;

• • • • Horsepower; Maximum feed speed;

• • • • Wood Species:
        • Ash, Aspen, Birch, Cedar, Cypress, Douglas Fir, Hemlock,

• • • • • Larch, Maple, Oak, Pine, Redwood, Spruce, etc.

For more information see

Tools & Technology;

Wood Products Online Expo or

International Online Expos Inc.

Bandsaw Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

BANDSAW FEEDS & SPEEDS CALCULATOR – TKT Engineering Inc., B.C., Canada

Bandsaw Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Saw Diameter; Saw Speed; Number of Teeth; Feed Speed;

• • • • Depth of Cut; Gullet Area, etc…”

For more information see

Calculators or

TKT Engineering Inc.

BELT OR BAND SAW LENGTH CALCULATOR – Old Woodworking Machines,
Vintage Machinery.org

Belt or Band Saw Length Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Wheel 1 Diameter; Wheel 2 Diameter; Distance Between Centers…”

For more information see

Workshop Calculations;

Tools or

Vintage Machinery

• • • • Examples of other Band Saw Calculators include

Band Saw Surface Feet per Minute (SFPM)

• • • • • Band Saw Surface Feet per Minute INPUT Values include:
          • “…Motor RPM; Motor Pulley; Wheel Diameter; etc…”

Calipers Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

VERNIER CALIPER: READING A VERNIER (JAVA APPLET) – D.M. Harrison,
Department of Physics,
Faculty of Arts & Science,
University of Toronto, Canada

Vernier Caliper Simulation Note:

• • • • “…there is a small

• • • • difference between the simulation and a real caliper…”

For more information see

Department of Physics Undergraduate Physics Students’
Computing And Learning Environment or the

Department of Physics

Chipper-Canter Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

CANTER CHIP LENGTH CALCULATOR (FLASH) – Wood Products Online Expo,
International Online Expos Inc.,
British Columbia, Canada
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
Multimedia Chipper Length Calculator with Videos/Movies.

Canter Chip Length Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Number of knives; Head rpm & Feed speed…”

“…Canter:

• • • • Large log lines usually operate a chipper-canter

• • • • close-coupled to a twin band or twin circular resaw to

• • • • manufacture a two sided cant. On a small log line, one can

• • • • find various types of headrigs, ranging from a chipper-canter

• • • • to a completely integrated machine centre like a four-sided

• • • • canter…”

For more information see

Tools & Technology;

Wood Products Online Expo or

International Online Expos Inc.

Circular Saw Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

CIRCULAR SAW FEEDS & SPEEDS – TKT Engineering Inc., B.C., Canada
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Circular Saw Feeds & Speeds Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Saw Diameter; Saw Speed; Number of Teeth; Feed Speed;

• • • • Depth of Cut; Gullet Area, etc…”

For more information see

Calculators or

TKT Engineering Inc.

Dust Collection Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

AIR HANDLING DUCT DESIGN PROGRAM – Air Handling Systems,
Woodbridge, CT
Multimedia Air Handline Duct Design Program (Text & Images).
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Air Handline Duct Design Program

• • • • “…is designed to give you a concept on how to

• • • • design a dust collection system…”

For more information see

Air Handling Systems

• • • • Also includes

Air Handling Systems Technical Data

Gang Saw Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

GANG SAW FEED SPEED CALCULATOR & HORSEPOWER CALCULATOR (FLASH) – Wood Products Online Expo,
International Online Expos Inc.,
British Columbia, Canada
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of Gang Saw Feed Speed Calculator & Horsepower Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Saw diameter; Number of teeth; Gullet depth; Kerf; Arbor rpm;

• • • • Total depth of cut; Sawdust expansion factor;

• • • • Wood Species
        • Ash, Aspen, Birch, Cedar, Cypress, Douglas Fir, Hemlock,

• • • • • Larch, Maple, Oak, Pine, Redwood, Spruce, etc.

Arbor drive efficiency; Feed speed; etc…”

For more information see

Tools & Technology;

Wood Products Online Expo or

International Online Expos Inc.

Jointer Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

JOINTER OR PLANER CUTS PER MINUTE – Old Woodworking Machines,
Vintage Machinery.org

Jointer or Planer Cuts per Minute Calculator

• • • • “…As a general guideline, most jointers and planers run

• • • • between 10,000 -15,000 CPM…”

For more information see

Workshop Calculations;

Tools or

Vintage Machinery

Miter Saw Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

COMPOUND ANGLE CALCULATORS – C. Glad
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Compound Angle Calculators” include

• • • • “…Compound Miter Calculator;

• • • • Slope Calculator;

• • • • Compound Angle – Butted joint Calculator…”

For more information see

Chris Glad’s Home Page

COMPOUND MITER CALCULATOR – G. DeWitt, DeWitt Industries

Compound Miter Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Number of Sides; Slope of Sides…”

For more information see

Wood Shop or

Gary DeWit’s Portfolio

COMPOUND MITER CALCULATOR – D. Strip & hosted by the
Woodworkers Guild of Georgia

Compound Miter Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Number of Sides; Slope of Side to Base…”

For more information see

Tips & Techniques or the

Woodworkers Guild of Georgia

Planer Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

PLANER KNIFE MARK CALCULATOR – Wood Products Online Expo,
International Online Expos Inc.,
British Columbia, Canada
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Planer Knife Mark Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Cutter head diameter; Number of knives; Head rpm & Feed speed…”

For more information see

Tools & Technology;

Wood Products Online Expo or

International Online Expos Inc.

PLANER OR JOINTER CUTS PER MINUTE – Old Woodworking Machines,
Vintage Machinery.org

Jointer or Planer Cuts per Minute Calculator

• • • • “…As a general guideline, most jointers and planers run

• • • • between 10,000 -15,000 CPM…”

For more information see

Workshop Calculations;

Tools or

Vintage Machinery

Circular Sawbox Saw Calculators, Applets, Animations & Simulations

CIRCULAR SAWBOX SAW CALCULATOR – FEED SPEED CALCULATOR & HORSEPOWER CALCULATOR (FLASH) – Wood Products Online Expo,
International Online Expos Inc.,
British Columbia, Canada
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Circular Sawbox Saw Calculator – Feed Speed Calculator & Horsepower Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Saw diameter; Number of teeth; Gullet depth; Kerf; Arbor rpm;

• • • • Total depth of cut; Sawdust expansion factor;

• • • • Wood Species:
        • Ash, Aspen, Birch, Cedar, Cypress, Douglas Fir, Hemlock,

• • • • • Larch, Maple, Oak, Pine, Redwood, Spruce, etc.

Arbor drive efficiency; Feed speed; etc…”

For more information see

Tools & Technology;

Wood Products Online Expo or

International Online Expos Inc.

WOOD SHRINKAGE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • MOISTURE CONTENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

Moisture Content of Wood

MOISTULATOR: MOISTURE CONTENT OF WOOD CALCULATOR – Woodbin
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Moistulator: Computing Moisture Content of Wood

• • • • “…a calculator for computing the EMC of wood at

• • • • or below the fiber saturation point (about 30% moisture content)

• • • • given the temperature and relative humidity…”

Moisture Content of Wood Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Temperature; Relative Humidity Percentage; Fahrenheit or Celsius…”

For more information see the

Woodbin Online Calculators or

Woodbin

Change of Wood Based on Changes in Moisture Content – Wood Shrinkage

WOOD.XLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Scott Leavengood,
Oregon Wood Innovation Center,
Department of Wood Science & Engineering,
College of Forestry,
Oregon State University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Free but Registration Required.

Wood.xls

• • • • “…uses published formulas (see Formulas worksheet) and

• • • • dimensional change coefficients to calculate the thickness and width

• • • • change of wood based on changes in moisture content…”

• • • • “…The program calculates the dimensional change and the final

• • • • board size (based on the size of the board the user entered).

• • • • In addition to the Dimensional Change worksheet, Wood.xls has 2 other

• • • • functional worksheets – EMC (equilibrium moisture content) and

• • • • SG & Density (specific gravity and density)…”

For more information see the

Using Wood;

Oregon Wood Innovation Center or the

Department of Wood Science & Engineering

SHRINKULATOR – Woodbin.com
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Shrinkulator

• • • • “…helps you estimate dimensional

• • • • changes in wood, either shrinkage or expansion,

• • • • based on changes in the wood’s moisture content…”

Shrinkulator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Wood species (select from over “180” species of wood);

• • • • Shrinkage green to ovendry (Radial percentage, Tangential percentage);

• • • • Use Wood Moisture Content or Relative Humidity;

• • • • Initial dimension;

• • • • Fiber Saturation Pt…”

For more information see the

Woodbin Online Calculators or

Woodbin

WOOD SHRINKAGE CALCULATOR – WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Wood Shrinkage Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Species (Select from over “180” species of wood);

• • • • Width;

• • • • Initial Moisture Content;

• • • • Final Moisture Content;

• • • • Type of Lumber (Flatsawn or Radialsawn)…”

For more information see

Calculators or

WOODWEB

LUMBER TALLY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • BOARD FEET CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

THE TABULATOR – Woodbin.com
VERY EXTENSIVE.

The Tabulator

• • • • “…can help you tally up your lumber requirements for your

• • • • next project and create a professional-looking lumber

• • • • materials list. It computes board feet by species, total board feet,

• • • • cost by species, and total cost – with provision for an

• • • • optional waste factor. It can also accomodate resawing,…”

For more information see

Woodworking Utilities or the

Woodbin

LUMBER WEIGHT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

LUMBER WEIGHT CALCULATOR – WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Lumber Weight Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Species (select from over “180” species of wood);

• • • • Moisture Content;

• • • • Number of Board Feet;

• • • • Actual Width;

• • • • Nominal Width;

• • • • Actual Thickness;

• • • • Nominal Thickness;

• • • • Actual Length…”

For more information see

Calculators or

WOODWEB

WOOD SELECTION FOR WOODWORKING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

WOOD PICKER – Woodbin.com
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Wood Picker

• • • • “…identify candidate woods for a

• • • • woodworking project. Just enter the desired criteria

• • • • for each property of interest, click Submit, and a list

• • • • of matching woods will be displayed…”

• • • • Wood Picker Database includes
        • “…over 120 differentvarieties of woods world wide…”

For more information see

Woodbin Online Calculators or the

Woodbin

PULPWOOD CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

PULPWOOD VOLUME CALCULATOR – J. Brokaw,
The Timber Buyers Network

Pulpwood Buyers Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Bolt Length; Number of Bolts; Tree Diameter; etc…”

For more information see

Timber Calculators;

The Timber Buyers Network

JOISTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • RAFTERS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • HEADERS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • COLUMNS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

CAPACITY OF WOOD COLUMN CALCULATOR – J. Ochshorn,
Department of Architecture,
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning,
Cornell University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Capacity of Wood Column Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • Species
        • “…Douglas-Fir Larch; Hem-Fir; Spruce-Pine; Southern Pine; etc…”

Grade

• • • • • “…Select Structural; No. 1, 2 & 3…”

Duration of Load Factor, Cd;

Outdoors (Wet service Conditions);

Unbraced Height, x-axis;

Unbraced Height, y-axis…”

Wood Column Calculator OUTPUT Values include

• • • • Column Size – Capacity (lbs)
        • 2×4, 2-2×4, 3-2×4; 2×6, 2-2×6, 3-2×6;2×8, 2-2×8, 3-2×8; etc.

• • • • • 4×4; 4×6; 4×8; etc…”

Beams and Stringers

• • • • • Column Size – Capacity (lbs.)
          • “…6×10; 6×12; 8×12…”

Posts and Timbers

• • • • • • Column Size – Capacity (lbs.)

“…6×6; 6×8; 8×8; etc…”

For more information see

Structural Element Calculators;

ARCH 2615 Building Technology II: Structural Elements;

Courses;

Jonathan Ochshorn’s Cornell Academic Home Page;

Jonathan Ochshorn’s Home Page or the

Department of Architecture

MAXIMUM SPAN CALCULATOR FOR JOISTS & RAFTERS – Designed and Created by: C. Knudson & D. Pollock,
Washington State University,
Hosted by the American Wood Council (AWC)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Loading Assumptions

• • • • “… Live load (L), snow load (S), and roof live load (Lr) are assumed uniformly

• • • • distributed over the horizontal projected span for sloped members, as specified

• • • • in the model building codes. In addition, the dead load (D) is assumed uniformly

• • • • distributed over the horizontal projected span (rather than being distributed

• • • • over the true length of sloped members). The assumption regarding

• • • • dead load distribution is based on historical and current criteria

• • • • for Joist and Rafter Span Tables adopted in the model building codes…”

Maximum Span Calculator for Joists & Rafter INPUT Values include:

• • • • Species
        • “…Aspen, Beech, Birch, Hickory, Cottonwood,

• • • • • Douglas Fir, Douglas Fir & Larch, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern Softwoods,

• • • • • Eastern White Pine, Maple, Oak, Southern Pine, Red Oak,

• • • • • White Cedar, Spruce, Pine, Redwood, Western Cedars, Yellow Poplar, etc…”

Size “…2 x 4 thru 2 x 12…”

Grade “…Select Structural, Number 1, 2, 3, Stud, Construction, etc…”

Member Type “…Floor Joists, Ceiling Joists, Rafters…”

Deflection Limit;

Spacing;

Exterior Exposure;

Live Load & Dead Load.

For more information see

Calculators or the

American Wood Council (AWC)

SPAN OPTIONS CALCULATOR FOR JOISTS & RAFTERS – Designed and Created by: C. Knudson & D. Pollock,
Washington State University,
Hosted by the American Wood Council (AWC)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Span Options Calculator for Joists & Rafters INPUT Values include:

• • • • Species
        • “…Aspen, Beech, Birch, Hickory, Cottonwood, Douglas Fir,

• • • • • Douglas Fir & Larch, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern Softwoods,

• • • • • Eastern White Pine, Maple, Oak, Southern Pine, Red Oak,

• • • • • White Cedar, Spruce, Pine, Redwood, Western Cedars, Yellow Poplar, etc…”

Required Horizontal Span;

Member Type; Deflection Limit;

Spacing;

Live Load & Dead Load;

Exterior Exposure.

For more information see

Calculators or the

American Wood Council (AWC)

ONLINE JOISTS, RAFTERS & HEADERS – SPAN CALCULATOR FOR CANADIAN & U.S. DIMENSION LUMBER – Canadian Wood Council
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Click on “SpanCalc”.

Span Calculator for Canadian & U.S. Dimension Lumber for Joists, Rafters & Headers

• • • • “…provides a convenient reference for spans for common species of

• • • • Canadian and U.S. dimension lumber, fully in accord with

• • • • United States building codes and Federal Housing Administration [FHA]

• • • • requirements…”

Span Calculator for Canadian & U.S. Dimension Lumber for Joists, Rafters & Headers INPUT Values include:

• • • • Member Type
        • “…Floor Joists; Ceiling Joists; Headers;

• • • • • Rafer (Snow/Drywall); Rafer (Snow/No-Drywall); Rafer (No-Snow/Drywall); Rafer (No-Snow/No-Drywall);…”

Species

• • • • • “…S-P-F; Douglas Fir; Hemlock; Northern Species…”

Grade

• • • • • “…Select Structural, No.1, No.2, No.3…”

Size: (2 x 4 thru 2 x 12

Spacing: 12, 16, 19.2, 24

Loads

• • • • • “…20, 30, 40 or 50: Live/7 Dead (Light Roof Covering, No Drywall, No Attic);

• • • • • 20, 30, 40 or 50: Live/15 Dead (Medium Roof Covering, No Ceiling); etc…”

For more information see

Online Tools – Electronic Tools or the

Canadian Wood Council

U.S. Government Benefits

U.S. & STATE GOVERNMENT BENEFITS CALCULATORS & APPLETS

GOVERNMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM – U.S. & STATE GOVERNMENTS – U.S. Government

“…the official government benefits website…GovBenefits.gov will help
you answer that question. Our online screening tool is free, easy-to-use,
and completely confidential…”

U.S. Presidential Elections

ELECTORAL COLLEGE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SIMULATIONS

U.S. ELECTORAL COLLEGE CALCULATOR – Office of the Federal Register (OFR) &
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

U. S. Electoral College – Make Your Prediction

• • • • “…Try your hand at predicting who will win the next presidential election.

• • • • You can create your own results…”

For more information see

U. S. Electoral College or the

The Federal Register

U.S. ELECTORAL COLLEGE – U. S. Electoral College, Office of the Federal Register (OFR) &
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

• • • • “…The founders of the nation devised the Electoral College system as part of

• • • • their plan to share power between the States and the national government.

• • • • Under the Federal system adopted in the U.S. Constitution, the nation-wide

• • • • popular vote has no legal significance. As a result, it is possible

• • • • that the electoral votes awarded on the basis of State elections

• • • • could produce a different result than the nation-wide popular vote…”

• • • • “…the term “electoral college” came into general usage as the unofficial

• • • • designation for the group of citizens selected to cast votes for President

• • • • and Vice President. It was first written into Federal law in 1845, and

• • • • today the term appears in 3 U.S.C. section 4, in the section heading

• • • • and in the text as “college of electors.”…”

For more information see

The Federal Register

GPA – Grade Point Average

GPA CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

STUDENT GPA CALCULATOR – USC
For more information see

USC

STUDENT GPA CALCULATOR – George Mason University
For more information see

George Mason University

Tipping

TIPPING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

TIP CALCULATOR – Robert Fogt, onlineconversion.com

Tip Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Amount of Bill; Percentage to Tip; Number of People…”

How much should you tip?

• • • • “…The generally accepted value is

• • • • 15% to 20%, though outside North America it may be different.

• • • • If service was horrible, tip nothing and notify management.

• • • • If the service was slow, tip 10%.

• • • • If service was ok, tip 15%.

• • • • If service was great, tip 20%…”

For more information see

Onlineconversion

TIPPING GUIDE – M. Gonzalez, The Original Tipping Page

Tipping

• • • • “…It should be kept in mind that tips are a way of expressing satisfaction.

• • • • Larger tips should be left for those who provide extraordinarily good service;

• • • • smaller tips or no tip at all should be left when service is poor. These are

• • • • by no means a set of RULES. Use your own judgment when you think amounts

• • • • should be adjusted…”

• • • • See the

Tipping Calculator

Clothing/Costumes

CLOTHING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • COSTUME CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • ELIZABETHAN COSTUMES CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

ELIZABETHAN COSTUMING: HOW TO – D. Leed
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Elizabethan Costume

• • • • “…There was a very wide variation in style between 1550 and 1600–indeed, the

• • • • entire sillhouette of fashion transformed itself during the 50 year timespan.

• • • • The variation between the clothing worn by the nobility and that worn by the

• • • • common folk was almost as great.

• • • • In addition, there is a bewildering variety in English Elizabethan womenswear.

• • • • Just like today, not all women dressed in identical outfits. What a woman

• • • • wore depended on her age (older women preferred more traditional styles),

• • • • background…”

For more information see

The Elizabethan Costume Page

• • • • Examples of “Elizabethan Costume Design” Calculators include

Custom Corset Pattern Calculator

• • • • • Custom Corset Pattern Calculator INPUT Values include
          • “…Bust Measurement; Waist Measurement;

• • • • • • Waist to Underarm Measurement; Cup Size;

• • • • • • Center Front Length of Intended Corset…”

Elizabethan Smock Pattern Calculator

Elizabethan Smock Pattern Calculator is

• • • • • • “…based upon a basic T-Tunic pattern, with no curves or close-fitting pieces involved…”

Elizabethan Ruff Calculator

Elizabethan Ruff Calculator INPUT Values include

• • • • • • “…Circumference of Neck; Depth of the Ruff; Width of each Sett;

• • • • • • Height of the Ruff…”

Isopsephia & Thesis – Greek, Roman & Hebrew

ISOPSEPHIA CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • THESIS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

ISOPSEPHIA CALCULATOR – J. Opsopaus,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
University of Tennessee
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Isopsephia

• • • • “…is the ancient Greek system of gematria based on

• • • • the numerical values of the Greek letters…”

Isopsephia Calculators include:

• • • • “…Greek Isopsephia Calculator;

• • • • Roman Isopsephia Calculator;

• • • • Hebrew Gematria Calculator…”

For more information see

Biblioteca Arcana

• • • • Examples of other Ancient Calculators include

Generalized Isopsephia Calculator

Generalized Isopsephia Calculator

• • • • • • “…allows experimentation with non-traditional systems of isopsephia for the Greek and Roman alphabets…”

Thesis Calculators

Thesis Calculators include

• • • • • • “…Greek Thesis System Calculator;

• • • • • • Roman Thesis Systems Calculator;

• • • • • • Hebrew Thesis System Calculator…”

Medieval Dates, Calendar, Feasts etc.

MEDIEVAL CALENDAR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

MEDIEVAL CALENDAR CALCULATOR – Peter Binkley
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Medieval Calendar Calculator

• • • • “…allows you to see the feastdays prescribed by different calendars or uses

• • • • (e.g. different dioceses, religious orders, etc.)…You may create your own customised calendars in addition

• • • • to the ones I’ve provided…The year you enter must be between 500 and 1582…”

Medieval & Early Modern – Products, Grain, Currency

MEDIEVAL MONETARY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • EARLY MODERN MONETARY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN DATA BANK (MEMDB): COMPARE
MONETARY DATA, CURRENCY EXCHANGE, PRODUCTS, GRAIN PRICES ETC. 800-1815 – MEMDB is
codirected by: R.M. Bell, Rutgers University & M.C. Howell, Columbia University &
Hosted by the Scholarly Communication Center, Rutgers University Libraries, Rutgers University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Medieval & Early Modern Data Bank aims are

• • • • “…to provide scholars with an expanding library of information

• • • • in electronic format on the medieval and early modern periods of

• • • • European history…”

For more information see

MEMDB Home Page or the

Scholarly Communication Center

THE PRICE OF GOLD – 1257 TO THE PRESENT – L.H. Officer & S.H. Williamson,
Measuring Worth
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

The Price of Gold

• • • • “…The worth of monetary transactions is also difficult

• • • • to measure. While there is a price, wage, or other

• • • • kind of transaction that can be recorded at a

• • • • precise price, the worth of the amount must be interpreted…”

“…Measuring Worth Calculators include:

• • • • Annualized Growth Rate of Various Historical Economic Series Calculator;

• • • • Relative Value of a U.S. Dollar Amount Calculator;

• • • • Conversion Between U.K. Pounds and U.S. Dollars Calculator;

• • • • Annual Inflation Rates in the United States and United Kingdom Calculator; etc…”

For more information see

Measuring Worth

Medieval War

MEDIEVAL WAR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • TREBUCHET CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

VIRTUAL TREBUCHET – virtualtrebuchet.com
VERY EXTENSIVE.

VirtualTrebuchet

• • • • “…a web based trebuchet simulator that will allow you to quickly evaluate

• • • • different trebuchet configurations…”

MEDIEVAL SIEGE LESSONS, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

MEDIEVAL SIEGE – NOVA Online; produced for PBS by
the WGBH Science Unit

Medieval Siege Lessons include

• • • • “…Medieval Arms Race;

• • • • Building a Trebuchet;

• • • • Destroy the Castle, etc…”

U.S. History

FILM ARCHIVES WITH TEXT, IMAGES & VIDEOS/MOVIES

FOR COURSES, ETC. IN U.S. HISTORY SEE

U.S. HISTORY

World History

FILM ARCHIVES WITH TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEOS/MOVIES & AUDIO/SOUND

FOR COURSES IN WORLD HISTORY SEE

WORLD HISTORY

BRITISH PATHE ARCHIVES – British Pathe Limited
Multimedia News, Sport, Social history and Entertainment Archives (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).

British Pathe Archives

• • • • “…Now you are here you can preview items from the entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film

• • • • Archive which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970.

• • • • You can also license higher resolution copies of the same items for Presentations,

• • • • Web Publishing or Private Use. All content is free of charge for use

• • • • by UK Maintained Schools in the classroom….”

Conference’s & Meetings

CONVENTION BUDGET CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

CONVENTION BUDGET & EVENT SPACE CALCULATORS – Marriott Hotels
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

CONVENTION Budget Calculator Subject Categories & INPUT Values include

• • • • Number of Attendees;

• • • • Room Cost;

• • • • Convention Marketing Costs;

• • • • Convention
        • “…Office and Registration Area Costs;

• • • • • Gifts Costs;

• • • • • Awards Costs;

• • • • • Entertainment Costs;

• • • • • General Session Costs;

• • • • • Breakout Sessions Costs;

• • • • • Speaker Support Production Costs;

• • • • • Offsite Event Costs; etc…”

EVENT SPACE Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…How Many People Can I Seat?;

• • • • Square Footage for Sessions; Square footage for Exhibits;

• • • • Estimated total budget and cost per attendee for your event…”

For more information see the

Marriott Hotels

Computers, Scanners etc.

COMPUTER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

FOR COMPUTER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE ENGEINEERING: COMPUTERS

SCANNER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • SCANNING RESOLUTION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

SCANNING GUIDE & CALCULATOR – Photo Repair Shop

Scanning Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Original Art Width & Height;

• • • • Final Print Width & Height;

• • • • Printer Resolution;

• • • • Image will be Scaled to Fit; etc…”

For more information see

Photo Repair Shop

Fire Safety

FIRE MODELING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

FIRE ON THE WEB – Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL),
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Multimedia Databases, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports & Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Movies).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Fire on the Web

• • • • “…is a collection of resources from the Building and

• • • • Fire Research Laboratory’s Fire Research Division at NIST. These Web pages

• • • • provide links to fire related software, experimental fire data

• • • • and mpeg/quick time movies of fire tests that can be downloaded and/or

• • • • viewed with a Web browser…”

• • • • Examples of “Fire On The Web” Fire Databases & Fire Simulations include

Fire Growth and Smoke Transport Modeling with CFAST

“…The Consolidated Model of Fire and Smoke Transport, CFAST, is
a computer program that fire investigators, safety officials,
engineers, architects and builders can use to simulate the impact
of past or potential fires…”

FIRE MODELING PROGRAMS – Fire Research Division,
Engineering Laboratory,
NIST
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples from over “10” Fire Modeling Programs include

• • • • “…Characterization of Internal Flow of Firefighter Respirator;

• • • • Cigarette Ignition Metrology;

• • • • Fires in the Wildland-Urban Interface – Development of an Outdoor-Scale Fire Model b

• • • • Hydrogen Flammability, Detection, and Fire Safety;

• • • • Sprinkler Decision Tool for Communities; etc…”

For more information see

Fire Research Division or the

Engineering Laboratory

FIRE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

FIRE DYNAMICS TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Fire Protection Engineering
and Special Projects Section, Plant Systems Branch (SPLB)
Division of Systems Safety and Analysis (DSSA),
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Fire Dynamics Tools include over “20” Spreadsheets including:

• • • • “…Predicting Hot Gas Layer Temperature and Smoke Layer Height in a

• • • • Room Fire with Natural Ventilation, Forced Ventilation & Door Closed Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Wall Fire Flame Height Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Thermal Radiation from Hydrocarbon Fireballs Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Burning Duration of Solid Combustibles Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Centerline Temperature of a Buoyant Fire Plume Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Sprinkler Response Time Spreadsheet;

• • • • Fire Severity Calculations Spreadsheet;

• • • • Estimating Visibility Through Smoke Spreadsheet; etc…”

For more information see

NUREG-1805;

Staff Reports;

NUREG-Series Publications;

Document Collections;

Electronic Reading Room or the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Fish & Aquariums

AQUARIUM CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS – ALL INCLUSIVE

REEF CENTRAL’S INSTANT ALGAE CALCULATOR – Reef Central
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Instant Algae Calculator INPUT Values include:

• • • • “…Water volume in gallons; Desired cell count per ml…”

For more information see

Reef Central

• • • • Examples from other Aquarium Calculators include

Recommended Minimum Drain Calculator – Overflow Size Calculator

Sand Bed Calculator

Sump Volume Calculator

SALINITY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • HARDNESS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

• • • NITROGEN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

WATER HARDNESS CALCULATOR – Lenntech Water Treatment & Purification Holding B.V.
For more information see

Lenntech

PLANT DATABASES, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

AQUARIUM PLANTS DATABASE & AQUARIUM DESIGN – Tropica Aquarium Plants, Denmark
Multimedia Aquarium Plants Database & Aquarium Design Lessons (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Available in English, Danish, French & German.

Aquarium Plants Database includes for each Plant

• • • • “…Family; Continent; Region; Country of origin;

• • • • Height; Width; Light requirements; Temperature;

• • • • Hardness tolerance; pH tolerance; Growth; Demands

FISH SPECIES DATABASES, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

FISH SPECIES DATABASE FOR AQUARIUMS – Mark Rosenstein, Acive Window Productions
Multimedia Fish Species Database for Aquariums (Text & Images).
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Fish Species Database for Aquariums include:

• • • • “…Freshwater Fish sorted by Type of Fish, Latin Name or Common Name;

• • • • Marine Fish sorted by Type of Fish, Latin Name or Common Name;

• • • • Marine Invertebrates sorted by Type of Organism, Latin Name or Common Name…”

For more information see

Fish Information Service (FINS)

Office Space

OFFICE SPACE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

OFFICE SPACE CALCULATOR – Office Finder, A service of James Osgood Commercial Real Estate
VERY EXTENSIVE.

Office Space Calculator by “Rules of Thumb Method” INPUT Values include

• • • • “…Number of Employees; Efficient, Typical or Spacious;

• • • • Extraordinary requirements…”

Office Space Calculator by “Detailed Calculation Method” INPUT Values include

• • • • “…President’s Office or Chairman of the Board;

• • • • Vice-President’s Office; Executive’s Office;

• • • • Conference Rooms Seating;

• • • • Mail and Work Rooms;

• • • • Reception Area Seating;

• • • • File Rooms;