Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material

This volume 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.

The audience for the Wood Handbook is broad. Consequently, the coverage of each chapter is aimed at providing a general discussion of the topic, with references included for additional information.

Contents
Preface
Foreword
Preface
1 Wood as a Sustainable Building Material
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 Adhesives with Wood Materials. Bond Formation and Performance
11 Wood-Based Composite Materials. Panel Products, Glued-Laminated Timber, Structural Composite Lumber, and Wood-Nonwood Composite Materials
12 Mechanical Properties of Wood-Based Composite Materials
13 Drying and Control of Moisture Content and Dimensional Changes
14 Biodeterioration of Wood
15 Wood Preservation
16 Finishing of Wood
17 Use of Wood in Buildings and Bridges
18 Fire Safety of Wood Construction
19 Specialty Treatments
20 Heat Sterilization of Wood
Glossary
Index