Dr. Frederico Jose Nistal Franca
Title
- Assistant Professor
Contact Information
fn90@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-2381
Franklin Center, Room 105
Overview
Education
- Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Forest Resources
- Federal University of Espírito Santo, Master of Science (MS), Forest Science
- Federal University of Espírito Santo, Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering
Research Interests
Nondestructive testing
Physical and mechanical properties of wood
Wood drying
Heat and mass transfer
Teaching Interests
Wood physics
Website
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Khademibami, L., Shmulsky, R., Franca, F., Ross, R., Wang, X., Fatemi, S. 2024. Impact of time-on-ground of felled pine trees on quality of mass timber. Proceedings 23rd International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium-Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2023 | Amorim, T., Franca, F., Arango, R. A., Costa, A., Ogurunku, M. 2023. Properties of African mahogany wood commercially available in the U.S. Forest Products Journal 73(4):339-349. |
| 2023 | Amorim, T., Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R. 2023. Impact of Growth Characteristics on Properties of 2 by 8 Southern Yellow Pine Structural Lumber. Forest Products Society 73(4):312–319. |
| 2023 | Spinelli Correa, L., Shmulsky, R., Franca, F. 2023. Case study of 3-ply commercial southern pine CLT mechanical properties and design values. Wood and Fiber Science 55(1). |
| 2023 | Carmona, M., Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Senalik, C., Ross, R. 2023. Nondestructive Evaluation of 2 by 10 Southern Pine Lumber. Forest Products Journal 73(3):186-193. |
| 2023 | Carmona, M., Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Ross, R., Senalik, C. 2023. Assessing 2 by 6 Southern Pine Lumber Flexural and Tensile Properties with Nondestructive Techniques. Forest Products Journal 73(1):75-81. |
| 2022 | Amorim, T., Franca, F., Seale, D., Shmulsky, R. 2022. Flexural properties of visually graded southern pine 2×4 and 2×6 structural lumber. BioResources 17(1):1855-1867. |
| 2022 | Lee, Y., Franca, F. 2022. Decomposing stress wave interference in a cylindrical wooden medium using an inverse deconvolution filter. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 152(6):3198-3203. Download |
| 2022 | Lee, Y., Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Winandy, J. E., Senalik, C. A. 2022. Correlation Analysis of Ultrasonic Stress Wave Characteristics and the Destructive Strength Measurements in Cylindrical Wooden Structure. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 69(1):350-358. Download |
| 2022 | Franca, F., Spinelli Correa, L., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R., Ross, R. J., Senalik, C. A. 2022. Evaluation of Modulus of Elasticity and Modulus of Rupture of Cross-Laminated Timber with Longitudinal Vibration NDE Techniques. USDA Download |
| 2022 | Carmona Uzcategui, M., Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Senalik, C., Ross, R. J. 2022. Flexural and tensile properties of 2 × 6 and 2 × 10 southern pine lumber. . Wood and Fiber Science 54(4):257-269. |
| 2021 | Lee, Y., Nistal Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Winandy, J. E., Senalik, C. A. 2021. Correlation Analysis of Ultrasonic Stress Wave Characteristics and the Destructive Strength Measurements in Cylindrical Wooden Structure. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 69(1):350-358. |
| 2021 | Franca, F., Shmulsky, R., Ratcliff, J. T., Farber, B., Senalik, C., Ross, R. J., Seale, R. D. 2021. Yellow Pine Small Clear Flexural Properties across Five Decades. Forest Products Journal 71(3):233-239. |
| 2021 | Shmulsky, R., Franca, F., Ratcliff, J. T., Farber, B., Senalik, C. A., Ross, R. J., Seale, R. D. 2021. Compression Properties of Small Clear Southern Yellow Pine Specimens Tested across Five Decades. Forest Products Journal 71(3):240-245. |
| 2021 | Franca, F., Shmulsky, R., Ratcliff, T., Farber, B., Senalik, C. A., Ross, R. J., Seale, R. D. 2021. Interrelationships of specific gravity, stiffness, and strength of yellow pine across five decades. Bioresources 16(2):3815-3826. |
| 2021 | Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R., Franca, F. 2021. Non-Destructive Lumber and Engineered Pine Products Research in the Gulf South U.S. 2005–2020. Forests 12(1):91. |
| 2020 | Turkot, C. G., Seale, R. D., Entsminger, E. D., Franca, F., Shmulsky, R. 2020. Nondestructive Evaluation of Red Oak and White Oak Species. Forest Products Journal 70(3):370-377. Download |
| 2020 | Irby, N., Franca, F., Barnes, H., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R. 2020. Effect of growth rings per inch and specific gravity on compression perpendicular to grain in no. 2: 2 by 8 and 2 by 10 Southern pine lumber. Forest Products Journal 70(2):213-220. |
| 2020 | Irby, N., Franca, F., Barnes, H., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R. 2020. Effect of growth rings per inch and density on compression parallel to grain in Southern pine lumber. BioResources 15(2):2310-2325. |
| 2020 | Carmona Uzcategui, M., Seale, R. D., Franca, F. 2020. Physical and mechanical properties of clear wood from red oak (Quercus spp.) and white oak (Quercus spp.). Bioresources 15(3):4960-4971. Download |
| 2020 | Franca, F., Amorim, T., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R. 2020. Nondestructive evaluation of 2 by 8 and 2 by 10 southern pine dimensional lumber. Forest Products Journal 70(1):79-87. |
| 2020 | Anderson, G. C., Owens, F. C., Franca, F., Ross, R. J., Shmulsky, R. 2020. Correlations between grain angle meter readings and bending properties of mill-run southern pine lumber. Forest Products Journal 70(3):275-278. |
| 2020 | Franca, F., Amorim, T., Baptista Vidaurre, G. 2020. Effect of growth stress and interlocked grain on splitting of seven different hybrid clones of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla wood. Holzforschung 74(10):917-926. |
| 2020 | Senalik, C., Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Ross, R. J., Shmulsky, R. 2020. Grading lumber with acoustic-based technologies Part 1: modeling acoustic (stress) wave behavior in clear wood and lumber. Wood and Fiber Science 52(4):380-389. |
| 2020 | Senalik, C., Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Ross, R. J., Shmulsky, R. 2020. Grading lumber with acoustic-based technologies Part 2: ultimate tension stress estimation from time- and frequency-domain parameters. Wood and Fiber Science 52(4):390-399. |
| 2020 | Franca, F., Amorim, T., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R. 2020. Use of longitudinal vibration and visual characteristics to predict mechanical properties of No. 2 Southern pine 2x8 and 2x10 Lumber. Wood and Fiber Science 52(3):280-291. |
| 2020 | Carmona Uzcartegui, M., Seale, R. D., Franca, F. 2020. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Hard Maple (Acer saccharum) and Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Forest Products Journal 70(3):326-334. |
| 2019 | Franca, F., Amorim, T., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R. 2019. Modeling mechanical properties of 2 by 4 and 2 by 6 Southern pine lumber using longitudinal vibration and visual characteristics. Forest Products Journal 68(3):286-294. |
| 2019 | Franca, F., Maciel, A. P., Amorim, T., Sliva, J., Batista, D. 2019. Air-drying of seven clones of Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla wood. Bioresources 14(3):6591-6607. Download |
| 2019 | Franca, F., Amorim, T., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R. 2019. Assessing Southern pine 2x4 and 2x6 lumber quality: Longitudinal and transverse vibration. Wood and Fiber Science 51(1):2-15. |
| 2019 | Amorim, T., Andrade, J., Franca, F., Arantes, M., Vidaurre, G. 2019. Evaluation of shear strength and wood failure of two African mahogany species planted in Brazil. Forest Products Journal 68(4):430-435. Download |
| 2018 | Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Ross, R. J., Shmulsky, R., Amorim, T. 2018. Using Transverse Vibration Nondestructive Testing Techniques to Estimate Stiffness and Strength of Southern Pine Lumber. USDA FS FPL Research Paper FPL-RP-695. |
| 2018 | Amorim, T., Franca, F., Seale, R. D., Shmulsky, R. 2018. Bending strength and stiffness of no. 2 grade southern pine lumber. Wood and Fiber Science 50(2):205-219. Download |
| 2017 | Franca, F., Amorim, T., Arango, R. A., Woodward, B. M., Dambroz, G. V. 2017. Variation In Natural Durability of Seven Eucalyptus Grandis X Eucalyptus Urophylla Hybrid Clones. Forest Products Journal 67(3/4):6. |
| 2017 | Franca, F., Baptista Vidaurre, G., Nutto, L., Muro Abad, J., Batista, D. C., Cabral Moulin, J. 2017. Relation Between Dendrometric Variables and Growth Stress in Eucalyptus. Brazilian Journal of Forestry and Environment 24. |
| 2015 | Amorim, T., Franca, F., Arango, R. A., Woodward, B. M., Chaves Arantes, M. 2015. Natural resistance of plantation grown African mahogany (Khaya ivorensis and Khaya senegalensis) from Brazil to wood-rot fungi and subterranean termites. International Biodegradation & Biodegradation 107:88-91. |
| 2015 | Franca, F., Amorim, T., Yeary, L. A., Hohnholt, C., Forsman, J. W., Ross, R. J. 2015. Condition Assessment of a Historic Trout Rearing Station in Upper Michigan. USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Research Note RN-0334 |
Graduate Students
- Richard Omotayo
Society Memberships
- Forest Products Society
- Society of Wood Science and Technology