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Forest Products and Wood Science : an Introduction.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shmulsky, Rubin
Otros Autores: Jones, P. David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2018.
Edición:7th ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Authors Biographical Sketches; Introduction; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1 Tree Growth and Production of Woody Tissue; Classification of Woody Plants; Distribution of Hardwoods and Softwoods; Wood
  • a Collection of Small Cells; Basic Processes in Tree Growth; Production of Wood and Bark; Development of a Young Stem; Vascular Cambium; Composition; Development and Growth of Xylem and Phloem; Expansion of the Cambial Layer; References and Supplemental Reading; Chapter 2 Macroscopic Character of Wood; Three Distinct Surfaces of Wood
  • Growth RingsAppearance; Formation; Effect on Wood Properties; Discontinuous Rings; False Rings; Heartwood and Sapwood; Formation of Heartwood; Properties of Heartwood; Rays; Grain Orientation; Spiral Grain; Interlocked Grain; Knots; References and Supplemental Reading; Chapter 3 Composition and Structure of Wood Cells; Chemical Components; Cellulose; Hemicellulose; Lignin; Cell Wall; Chemical Structure; Layering; Cell Wall Sculpturing; References and Supplemental Reading; Chapter 4 Softwood Structure;, Longitudinal Tracheids; Configuration; Pitting; Other Longitudinal Cells
  • Longitudinal ParenchymaEpithelium; Rays; Wood Identification; Summary; Transverse Surface (I); Radial Surface (II); Tangential Surface (III); References and Supplemental Reading; Chapter 5 Hardwood Structure; Differences Between Hardwood and Softwood Xylem; Longitudinal Cells; Vessel Elements
  • Unique Cells of Hardwoods; Fibers; Longitudinal Parenchyma; Other Kinds of Longitudinal Cells; Rays; Ray Size; Types of Ray Cells; Wood Identification; Summary; Transverse Surface (I); Radial Surface (II); Tangential Surface (III); References and Supplemental Reading
  • Chapter 6 Juvenile Wood, Reaction Wood, and Wood of BranchesJuvenile Wood; Reaction Wood; Compression Wood; Tension Wood; Formation of Reaction Wood; Branchwood; Bark; References and Supplemental Reading; Chapter 7 Wood and Water; Location of Water in Wood; Nature of Water in Wood; Moisture Content Calculation; Moisture Content Measurement; Relation of Moisture Content to the Environment; Moisture Content of Green Wood; Shrinking and Swelling; Dimensional Changes and Environmental Changes; Dimensional Changes in Veneer-, Fiber-, and Particle-based Panel Products
  • Moisture Movement During DryingMethods of Drying Lumber and Other Solid Wood Products; Veneer, Particle, and Fiber Drying; References and Supplemental Reading; Chapter 8 Density and Specific Gravity; Effects of Moisture Content; Cell Wall Density and Porosity; Calculation of Weight and Buoyancy; Impact of Extractives and Inorganic Materials on Specific Gravity; Methods of Determining Specific Gravity; Relationship of Density to Growth Rate; Variability of Density; Sources of Variation in Specific Gravity; Juvenile Wood and Reaction Wood; Density of Forest Products; Metrication