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Timber : its mechanical properties and factors affecting its structural use /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Pergamon Press,
1967.
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| Colección: | Pergamon series of monographs on furniture and timber.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Timber: Its Mechanical Properties and Factors Affecting its Structural Use; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Author's Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Growth of the Tree; CHAPTER 2. Structure of Wood; CHAPTER 3. Fundamental Properties; CHAPTER 4. Factors Affecting Strength; HYGROSCOPICITY; DENSITY; RATE OF GROWTH; REACTION WOOD; INTERLOCKED GRAIN; WAVY GRAIN; WILD GRAIN; GRAIN DISTURBANCE; KNOTS; PITCH POCKETS; INGROWN BARK; SHAKES, CHECKS AND SPLITS; BRITTLEHEART; THUNDER SHAKES, FELLING SHAKES AND CROSS-BREAKS
- CASEHARDENING, HONEYCOMBING AND COLLAPSEMECHANICAL DAMAGE; DECAY; SAP STAIN; INSECT ATTACK; PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE; FATIGUE; CREEP; CHAPTER 5. Structural Grading; GRADING PROCEDURE; CHAPTER 6. Seasoning; MOISTURE CONTENT; CHAPTER 7. Strength Properties; TENSILE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; SHEARING STRENGTH; IMPACT RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE TO CLEAVAGE; HARDNESS; CHAPTER 8. Assessing Strength Properties; CHAPTER 9. Testing for Strength; References; Index