Person

Boyd, Jack David (1913 - 2000)

Born
11 January 1913
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Died
7 January 2000
Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Jack Boyd, BCE FIEAust, was Officer-in-Charge, Timber Mechanics Section, Division of Forest Products, C.S.I.R.O. in the 1960s, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS).

He was interested in growth stress in trees. He explained the origin of the longitudinal tension forces developed in the outer wood and the accompanying lateral compressive force in terms of the longitudinal contraction and lateral expansion known to occur in the maturing cells in the new wood being laid down at the periphery of the trunk.

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Chronology

1933
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1934
Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
1939
Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1948
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1960s
Career position - Officer-in-Charge, Timber Mechanics Section, Division of Forest Products, CSIRO
13 Sep 1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
1969
Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
2000
Buried - Springvale Botanical Cemetery

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Boyd, J. D., 'Efficient engineering with round timber', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 33 (1-2) (1961), 27-36. Details
  • Boyd, J. D., 'Tree growth stress - Part 5. Evidence of an origin in differentiation and lignification', Wood Science and Technology, 6 (1972), 251-262. Details

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See also

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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