Tensile Properties of Loblolly Pine Strands Using Digital Image Correlation and Stochastic Finite Element Method Gi Young Jeong Dissertation submitted to the faculty of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Wood Science and Forest Products Dr. Daniel P. Hindman, Chair Dr. Joseph R. Loferski Dr. Audrey Zink-Sharp Dr. Layne T. Watson Dr. Surot Thangjitham 30 October, 2008 Blacksburg, VA Keywords: earlywood, latewood, wood strands, digital image correlation (DIC), stochastic finite element method (SFEM) Copyright © 2008 Gi Young Jeong