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WBCSim: an environment for modeling wood-based composites manufacture

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This paper describes a computing environment WBCSim that increases the productivity of wood scientists conducting research on wood-based composite materials and manufacturing processes. WBCSim integrates Fortran 90 simulation codes with a Web-based graphical front end, an optimization tool, and various visualization tools. WBCSim serves as an example for the design, construction, and evaluation of small-scale problem solving environments. WBCSim supports six models. A detailed description of the system architecture and a typical scenario of usage are presented, along with optimization and visualization features.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Alex Verstak for the telnet server in WBCSim, and Lauren Keller for TEX assistance. This work was supported in part by a Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 1997 ASPIRES grant, USDA Grant 97-35504-4697, and DOE contract DE-AC04-95AL97273-91830.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0503, USA

    J. Shu

  2. Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0503, USA

    L. T. Watson

  3. Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0503, USA

    B. G. Zombori & F. A. Kamke

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Shu, J., Watson, L.T., Zombori, B.G. et al. WBCSim: an environment for modeling wood-based composites manufacture. Engineering with Computers 21, 259–271 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-006-0010-5

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