Timber Its Structure Properties And Utilisation

Author : H.E. Desch,J.M. J.M. Dinwoodie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781349134274

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Timber by H.E. Desch,J.M. J.M. Dinwoodie Pdf

Since the sixth edition of this classic text/reference was published in 1981, there have been so many developments in the field that the new seventh edition represents an almost total rewrite of the subject matter. The opportunity has been taken to rearrange the structure and broaden the scope to cover areas of conversion, machining and the application of paints and finishes; the format has also been enlarged to improve readability. Part 1 contains chapters that deal with the structure of wood at the gross, cellular and molecular levels; variability is also covered. Part 2 has five chapters on the properties of wood, with special coverage of elastic behaviour, toughness and the use of structural-sized timber for strength tests. Part 3 on processing has material on several new areas not covered in earlier editions of the book; for example, log conversion, seasoning, and the machining of wood and board. The discussion of grading and grade stresses is fully updated. Part 4 on utilisation examines the latest techniques and standards for the manufacture of wood products. Part 5 examines all aspects of timber in service, including protection and preservation. The book will appeal to a wide readership, both as a student text and reference. Students of wood science and forestry at undergraduate and equivalent level will find it of special value. All institutions with courses in the built environment will wish to make the book available as a reference source.

Author : Harold Ernest Desch,J. M. Dinwoodie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Timber
ISBN : 0333257510

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Timber by Harold Ernest Desch,J. M. Dinwoodie Pdf

Author : Harold Ernest Desch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Timber
ISBN : OCLC:234092302

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Timber by Harold Ernest Desch Pdf

Author : Harold Ernest Desch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1973-11
Category : Timber
ISBN : 0312805004

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Timber by Harold Ernest Desch Pdf

Author : Bernard Alwyn Jay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Lumber
ISBN : OCLC:841848505

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Timber by Bernard Alwyn Jay Pdf

Author : H. E. Desch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Timber
ISBN : WISC:89038802211

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Timber by H. E. Desch Pdf

Author : Frederick D. Silvester
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483151144

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Timber by Frederick D. Silvester Pdf

Pergamon Series of Monographs on Furniture and Timber, Volume 8: Timber: Its Mechanical Properties and Factors Affecting its Structural Use focuses on the mechanical and technical properties of timber, including how a tree grows and develops. This book discusses the growth of the tree, structure of wood, fundamental properties, factors affecting strength, structural grading, and seasoning. The strength properties, assessing strength properties, and testing for strength are also covered. The strength of wood varies almost with every species and factors affecting this in relation to working stresses are fully indicated in this text. This publication is intended as an introductory textbook on the mechanical and technical properties of wood, and as such, will be useful to students, architects, builders, and others requiring knowledge on the subject.

Author : Harold Ernest Desch
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015006831435

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Timber, Its Structure, Properties, and Utilisation by Harold Ernest Desch Pdf

Contains sections on properties of main varieties of softwood and hardwood (moisture, density, strength, conductivity), on seasoning and wood preservation.

Author : Peter Ross
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0727720511

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Appraisal and Repair of Timber Structures by Peter Ross Pdf

Timber is one of the oldest of man's building materials, but because the building scene today is dominated by concrete and steel, many designers are unfamiliar with the properties of timber and its structural vocabulary. This new book begins with an extended introduction to timber as a building material: its various forms and properties, its response to environmental conditions, and the Building Regulations relating to its use. It goes on to follow the general sequence of work, starting with the commission, and then dealing with the survey, the investigation and the appraisal.

Author : Dr Dinwoodie
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000-02-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780419235804

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Timber; Its Nature and Behaviour, Second Edition by Dr Dinwoodie Pdf

Timber: Its Nature and Behaviour adopts a materials science approach to timber, and comprehensively examines the relationship between the performance of timber and its structure. This book explains a wide range of timbers physical and mechanical behaviour (including processing) in terms of its basic structure and its complex interaction with moisture. The performance of timber and panel products is also related to the levels set in new European specifications and with the associated methods of testing.

Author : George T. Tsoumis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : House & Home
ISBN : UCAL:B4580570

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Science and Technology of Wood by George T. Tsoumis Pdf

The international perspective of this wide-ranging handbook embraces temperate and tropical woods, as well as first-time coverage of uses of bark.

Author : Jim Coulson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119701149

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A Handbook for the Sustainable Use of Timber in Construction by Jim Coulson Pdf

There is a growing interest in the use of wood in new building, not least because it has low embodied energy and it is an infinitely renewable resource. Despite a great deal of innovation in the use of wood in construction in recent years, the fundamentals of using this natural material have not really changed: the different types of wood have different properties and differing responses to the environment in which they are used. When used correctly, wood is an excellent building material but when inappropriately specified or used, it may cause problems. Poor understanding of the properties of wood and the many species and grades that are commercially available can result in this versatile material performing below expectation, and certainly less well than could have been achieved with greater understanding about how best to use it. How Wood Works is a combination of the author's two previous books, into one comprehensive volume. Revised and updated material to deal with the essentials of structural design and building in timber, in a sustainable manner while reflecting on changes in Standards and other Regulations and expanding on certain technical areas – such as more detailed wood science and wood structure.

Author : Brian Ridout
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136739897

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Timber Decay in Buildings by Brian Ridout Pdf

This is the first book to tackle all the issues relating to timber decay. It presents the facts and explores timber decay problems through case studies. These are illustrated with clear self-explanatory photographs for the reader to use as a diagnostic aid. Section 1 discusses timber as a living material, Section 2 deals with decay organisms and their habitat requirements. Section 3 moves on to the building as an environment for timber and discusses the ways in which wood responds to moisture change. Section 4 ends with an approach to timber decay which integrates knowledge on the decay organism, its requirements and natural predators with appropriate and targeted chemical treatments.

Author : Filibert Roth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Botany
ISBN : HARVARD:32044102822491

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Timber by Filibert Roth Pdf

"I have the honor to transmit herewith for publication a brief but comprehensive discussion of the characteristics and properties of wood in general and of our American timbers in particular, which it is hoped may be useful to engineers, architects, carpenters, lumbermen, and all wood workers. The paper was prepared by Mr. Filibert Roth, in charge of the investigations in timber physics. Although much of the information contained in this bulletin exists in the experience of practical woodworkers and in books in other languages, it has never before been published in English is systematic and accessible form and with special application to American timbers. Such a publication can not, of course, exhaust any part of this great subject. It is desired that it may be followed by a more elaborate treatise when additional knowledge has been gained through the investigations now in progress. The information it contains is largely based on actual experiment and scientific observation, and will, it is hoped, not only explain the experiences of the practical worker with his material, but will remove erroneous notions, and thus aid in improving the practice and lead to a more rational use of our forest resources."--Letter of Transmittal, Page [i].

Author : Simon Aicher,H.-W. Reinhardt,Harald Garrecht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400778115

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Materials and Joints in Timber Structures by Simon Aicher,H.-W. Reinhardt,Harald Garrecht Pdf

This book contains the contributions from the RILEM International Symposium on Materials and Joints in Timber Structures that was held in Stuttgart, Germany from October 8 to 10, 2013. It covers recent developments in the materials and the joints used in modern timber structures. Regarding basic wooden materials, the contributions highlight the widened spectrum of products comprising cross-laminated timber, glulam and LVL from hardwoods and block glued elements. Timber concrete compounds, cement bonded wood composites and innovative light-weight constructions represent increasingly employed alternatives for floors, bridges and facades. With regard to jointing technologies, considerable advances in both mechanical connections and glued joints are presented. Self-tapping screws have created unprecedented options for reliable, strong as well as ductile joints and reinforcement technologies. Regarding adhesives, which constitute the basis of the jointing/laminating technology of modern timber products, extended options for tailor-made bonding solutions have to be stated. Apart from melamine-urea and phenolic-resorcinol adhesives, one-component-polyurethanes, emulsion isocyanate polymers and epoxies offer a wide range of possibilities. The contributions dealing with experimental and numerical investigations on static, cyclic and seismic behavior of structures clearly reveal the enhanced potential of modern timber construction for reliable and sustainable buildings and bridges of the new millennium. The book is structured in nine thematic areas, being I) Structures II) Mechanical Connections III) Glued Joints and Adhesives IV) Timber and Concrete/Cement/Polymer Composites V) Cyclic, Seismic Behavior VI) Hardwood, Modified Wood and Bamboo VII) Cross-Laminated Timber VIII) Properties and Testing of Wood IX) Glulam