Forest Products Laboratory

Title: Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material.

Author: Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 1999

Source: General technical report FPL ; GTR-113. Madison, WI : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: xi, [463] pages : ill. ; 28 cm.

Station ID: GTR-FPL-113

Description: 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.

Keywords: Physical properties of wood, Mechanical properties of wood, Lumber, Plywood, Wood anatomy, Building material, Wood technology, Structural wood, Wood preservation, Fire resistance, Wood moisture, Finishes, Particleboard, Fiberboards, Paperboard, Timber connector, Improved wood, Wood structure, Wood-based composites, Panel products, Design, Fastenings, Drying, Gluing, Finishing, Wood decay, Sandwich construction, Wood-based products

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Forest Products Laboratory  1999.  Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material..   General technical report FPL ; GTR-113. Madison, WI : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: xi, [463] pages : ill. ; 28 cm..