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A complete textbook and reference book that summarises the main aspects of wood utilisation for the student and the timber producer. The book concentrates on native species, although common non indigenous woods are also covered.The first edition of Wood in Australia received the National Book Award of the Building Science Forum of Australia in 1985. This second edition was prepared as a collaboration between Forests NSW, the Timber Development Association of NSW and the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation. Through their guidance this book has been updated so that it remains the industry's premier text.

Table of Contents:
ContentsAbout the author viiIntroduction ixAcknowledgments xiiPart 1 Wood: characteristics and applications 1Chapter 1 The nature of wood 3Chapter 2 Colour changes in wood 18Chapter 3 Mechanical properties of timber 23Chapter 4 Other properties of timber 51Chapter 5 Corrosion aspects of wood use 58Chapter 6 Timber processing and products 64Chapter 7 Drying of wood 75Chapter 8 The joining of timber components 94Chapter 9 Plywood and laminated veneer lumber 112Chapter 10 Reconstituted wood products 122Chapter 11 Pulp and paper 129Chapter 12 Bending of wood 135Chapter 13 Bleaching and stain removal 139Chapter 14 Coatings 144Chapter 15 Destroyers of timber 168Chapter 16 Preservation methods 175Chapter 17 Use of wood residues 198Chapter 18 Wood as fuel 202Chapter 19 Health problems in wood processing 206Chapter 20 Some wood utilisation aspects of tree breeding 209Chapter 21 Timber use and performance in fire 214Chapter 22 Australian Standards for the timber industry 225Colour plates after page 228Part 2 Properties of species and notes on uses 229Species descriptions 231Notes on some uses for wood 365Appendix 1 395Appendix 2 400Appendix 3 410Index 431


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780071014014
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education / Australia
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 563 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0071014012
  • Publisher Date: 06 Dec 2010
  • Binding: Book
  • Height: 211 mm
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Width: 135 mm


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