Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material.

This handbook is intended as an aid to more efficient use of wood as a construction material. It provides engineers, architects, and others with a source of information on the physical and mechanical properties of wood and how these properties are affected by variations in wood.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Madison, Wis. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 1999.
SeriesGeneral technical report FPL ; 113.
Subjects
Wood.
Wood > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wood > Research.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN1591241701
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Characteristics and availability of commercially imported wood
  • Structure of wood
  • Physical properties and moisture relations of wood
  • Mechanical properties of wood
  • Commercial lumber
  • Lumber stress grades and design properties
  • Fastenings
  • Structural analysis equations
  • Adhesive bonding of wood materials
  • Wood-based composites and panel products
  • Glued structural members
  • Drying and control of moisture content and dimensional changes
  • Biodeterioration of wood
  • Wood preservation
  • Finishing of wood
  • Use of wood in building and bridges
  • Fire safety
  • Round timbers and ties
  • Specialty treatments.

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