Concise Encyclopedia of Wood and Wood-Based Materials

Name: Concise Encyclopedia of Wood and Wood-Based Materials
Price: 146.23 USD
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ISBN: 9780080347264

ISBN-10: 0080347266

ISBN-13: 9780080347264

Edition: 1989

Authors: A. P. Schniewind

List price: $159.00

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73 articles, newly commissioned or revised from the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Materials Science & Engineering , cover the whole range of knowledge and current research in wood science. Topics discussed include the availability of economics and timber resources, wood products such as plywood and mineral-bonded wood composites, the major commercial and wood species of the world, fundamentals of wood properties and behavior, factors causing deterioration and their control and principal processing methods. Recent developments in the use of acoustic emission techniques and biotechnology in wood processing are dealt with and the range of materials covered includes woody materials such as bamboo,…

Book details

List price: $159.00
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 7/24/1989
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 374
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



A Selection of Articles: Acoustic emission and acousto-ultrasonic characteristics


Acoustic properties


Archaeological wood


Bamboo


Biotechnology in wood processing


Building with wood


Chemical composition


Coconut wood


Cork


Density and porosity


Design with wood


Deterioration by insects and other animals during use


Fire and wood


Future availability


Glued laminated timber


Hardboard and insulation board


History of timber use


Lignin-based polymers


Lumber: Types and grades


Macroscopic anatomy


Paper and paperboard


Particleboard and dry-process fiberboard


Plywood


Protective finishes and coatings


Rattan and cane


Resources of timber worldwide


Stringed instruments: Wood selection


Shrinking and swelling


Surface chemistry


Thermal degradation


Timbers of Africa


Timbers of Europe


Timbers of the Far East


Ultrastructure


Weathering


Wood-polymer composites


Index


800 lit


refs


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100 illus