Structural wood preservation

Part 2 of ebook "Timber: Structure, properties, conversion and use" provides readers with contents including: processing of timber - how to cut it up, dry and grade it; log conversion; seasoning of wood; machining of wood and board materials; timber grading and grade stresses; utilisation of timber - how, why and where is it used;...

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Part 1 of ebook "Timber bridges: Design, construction, inspection, and maintenance" provides readers with contents including: timber as a bridge material; types of timber bridges; properties of wood and structural wood products; preservation and protection of timber bridges; basic timber design concepts for bridges; loads and forces on timber bridges;...

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "Wood and wood joints: Building traditions of Europe, Japan and China" presents the following content: wood joints and their evolution; wood joints as an expression of aesthetic values; structural timber construction in China; structural wood preservation - raised platform and cantilevered roof;...

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Specific gravity (SG) of wood is a measure of the amount of structural material a tree species allocates to support and strength. Specific Gravity of wooden sample is taken by using the ratio of oven-dried weight of the sample to its volume at 12% moisture content. Rubber wood is a moderately heavy wood which can be used efficiently as a boat building material if proper preservative procedure can be carried out. Due to its refractory behaviour it can easily take up preservative solutions.

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