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Construction; A Journal for the Architectural, Engineering and Contracting Interests of Canada Volume 11


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...of a year, affords a typical example of a deplorable state of affairs which could have been entirely avoided had those concerned in the erection of the building been guided by the necessary knowledge of the technology of timber and the mechanism of the decay of wood. From the point of view of the owners ofvthe building the facts are as follows: Fiveiyears ago a large factory building was constructed with heavy timber columns and beams and laininated floors of 2-inch x 6-inch planks overlaid by 7/, ., -inch hardwood. The timber was partially seasoned only when installed. The operations carried on in the building are such that the relative humidity iii the interior is usually high. Serious decay was first noted about three years after the erection of the factory, and since that time has apparently become steadily worse. The tearing out of practically the-whole of the timber cons_truction'ha.s now become imperative, and such is the prejudice against wood as a structural material which has been created in the minds of the owners that iIl1Q_;' have decided to replace entirely with reinforced concrete at an estimated expenditure of $100,000. From a technical standpoint some additional important facts present thelnselves. The decay of wood is due to the action upon it of low forms of plants known as wood-destroying fungi and bacteria. For practical purposes the bacteria may be ignorcd. The germs of decay are no more inherent in timber than tobacco is inherent in a tobacco pipe; infection must come from outside, and sound wood becomes infected in two ways, namely, by contact with either tissue or spores of a wood-destroying fungus under suitable conditions of temperature, moisture and air supply.' It should be noted that this is not merely an.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781234059033
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 190
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1234059037
  • Publisher Date: 05 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 349 gr


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