Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes discussion of designing with wood and wood-based products along with some pertinent uses.
(1). Wood as a renewable and sustainable resource
(2). Characteristics and availability of commercially important woods
(3). Structure and function of wood
(4). Moisture relations and physical properties of wood
(5). Mechanical properties of wood
(6). Commercial lumber, round timbers, and ties
(7). Stress grades and design properties for lumber, round timber, and ties
(8). Fastenings
(9). Structural analysis equations
(10). Wood adhesives: bond formation and performance
(11). Wood-based composite materials: panel products, glued laminated timber, structural composite lumber, and wood–nonwood composites
(12). Mechanical properties of wood-based composite materials
(13). Drying and control of moisture content and dimensional changes
(14). Biodeterioration of wood
(15). Wood preservatives
(16). Finishing wood
(17). Use of wood in buildings and bridges
(18). Fire safety of wood construction
(19). Specialty treatments
(20). Heat sterilization of wood