Concise Encyclopedia of Wood and Wood-Based Materials - 9780080347264

Concise Encyclopedia of Wood and Wood-Based MaterialsAuthor(s): A.P. Schniewind\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pergamon Press\nISBN-13: 9780080347264, 978-0080347264\nSynopsis\n73 articles, newly commissioned or revised from the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Materials Science & Engineering, cover the whole range of knowledge and current research in wood science. Topics discussed include the availability of economics and timber resources, wood products such as plywood and mineral-bonded wood composites, the major commercial and wood species of the world, fundamentals of wood properties and behavior, factors causing deterioration and their control and principal processing methods. Recent developments in the use of acoustic emission techniques and biotechnology in wood processing are dealt with and the range of materials covered includes woody materials such as bamboo, coconut wood and rattan, not hitherto treated by any simila.