Wood and Wood-Based Materials for Building : A Compendium for Civil Engineers and Architects (Paperback)

1.?General Aspects of Using Wood in Construction, 2. The Structure of Wood and Wood-Based Materials and Its Modification, 3. Structure-properties relations of wood and wood-based materials, 4. Overview of the physical-mechanical properties of wood and wood-based materials, 5. Understanding the effects of moisture in wood and wood-based materials, 6. Density of wood and wood-based materials, 7. Other Important Physical Properties of Wood and Wood-Based Materials, 8. Elastic and inelastic properties of wood and wood-based materials, 9. Strength properties of wood and wood-based materials, 10. Durability of wood and wood-based materials, 11. Surface treatment,12.?Bonding of wood, 13.?Guidelines for the use of timber in construction