A Handbook for the Sustainable Use of Timber in Construction

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coulson, Jim
Otros Autores: Thew, Iain
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020.
Temas:
Sustainable construction.
Construction durable.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part 1 How Timber Works: Wood as a Material
  • Its Main Processes and Uses
  • Chapter 1 Wood as a Material
  • 1.1 Tree growth and wood formation
  • 1.2 Cellulose, carbon dioxide, and oxygen
  • 1.3 The essential cell structure of wood
  • 1.4 Wood grain
  • 1.5 Dimensional changes in wood
  • 1.6 Cambium, pith, heartwood, and sapwood
  • 1.7 Natural durability
  • 1.8 Permeability in timber
  • 1.9 Pits
  • 1.10 Chapter summary
  • Chapter 2 More on Wood
  • With Some Comments about Timber Trading
  • 2.1 Should we call it 'wood' or 'timber' (or even 'lumber')?
  • 2.2 Wood species and timber trading
  • 2.3 Softwoods and hardwoods
  • 2.4 Some more information on wood's cell structure
  • 2.5 The significance of 'trade names' versus 'scientific names'
  • 2.6 Growth rings
  • 2.7 Earlywood and latewood
  • 2.8 Rate of growth in softwoods
  • 2.9 Rate of growth in hardwoods
  • 2.10 Chapter summary
  • Chapter 3 Two Fundamental Factors in Using Wood: Fire and Water
  • 3.1 Wood and fire
  • 3.1.1 Fire resistance
  • 3.1.2 Charring rate
  • 3.1.3 Reaction to fire
  • 3.2 Wood and moisture
  • 3.2.1 Definition of wood moisture content
  • 3.2.2 Moisture meters
  • 3.2.3 'Wet' or 'dry'?
  • 3.2.4 Equilibrium moisture content
  • 3.2.5 Desired moisture content
  • 3.2.6 Fibre saturation point
  • 3.2.7 Shrinkage
  • 3.2.8 Movement
  • 3.3 Kiln drying
  • 3.4 Air drying
  • 3.5 Problems with timber as it dries
  • 3.5.1 'Casehardening' and 'reverse casehardening'
  • 3.5.2 'Honeycombing'
  • 3.5.3 Collapse
  • 3.5.4 Distortion in the timber's cross-section
  • 3.5.5 Distortion in the timber's length
  • 3.6 Timescales for drying timber
  • 3.7 Chapter summary
  • Chapter 4 Specifying Timber: For Indoor or Outdoor Uses
  • With Some Information on the Biological Attack of Wood
  • 4.1 British and European standards
  • 4.2 Durability and treatability of different wood species
  • 4.3 Use classes
  • 4.4 Examples of the use of timbers in different use class situations
  • 4.5 Hazard and risk - and their relative importance
  • 4.6 Use class 1: examples
  • 4.7 Insects that can attack wood
  • 4.7.1 'Woodworm'
  • 4.7.2 House longhorn beetle
  • 4.7.3 Forest longhorn beetle
  • 4.7.4 Death-watch beetle
  • 4.7.5 Powder-post beetle
  • 4.8 Treatment against insect attack
  • 4.9 Use class 2: examples
  • 4.10 Use class 3: examples
  • 4.11 Use class 4: examples
  • 4.12 Wet rot and 'dry rot'
  • 4.13 Modified wood
  • 4.13.1 Chemically modified wood
  • 4.13.2 Thermally modified wood
  • 4.14 Use class 5: examples - plus two marine organisms which can eat wood
  • 4.15 Chapter summary
  • Chapter 5 Wood Preservatives and Wood Finishes
  • 5.1 Rule number one: treat the timber last!
  • 5.2 Wood preservative types
  • 5.3 'Old' and 'new' treatments
  • 5.4 Basic methods of timber treatment
  • 5.4.1 Low-pressure treatment
  • 5.4.2 High-pressure treatment

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