Wood: A fascinating resource

WOOD

A Fascinating Natural Resource

Book description

With wood as a most useful, environmentally friendly and versatile natural resource on the planet earth, with a great deal of uses and potentials just like any other material of significance such as metals, plastics and composites etc. Notably, wood is a big source of inspiration in that it possesses a structure of infinite variation of details and designs which makes no two wood specimens from the same source identical! These exciting attributes and many more make its study most significant and therefore explicitly explored in this book.

The book was prepared to satisfy the curricula requirements of wood structures and product attributes approved by the national and international boards for technical education, and other apex examination commissions around the world. It therefore meets the needs of high schools, monotechnics, polytechnics, research organizations and universities.

Table of content
Preface viii Section One CHARACTERISTIC NATURE OF WOOD.. 1 CHAPTER 1 Wood and Wood Quality.. 2 N399.00 ($1) 1 Introduction. 2 1.1 Tree description. 2 1.2 Nature of wood.. 7 1.3 Wood sections. 8 1.4 Wood macroscopic structure. 11 1.5 Wood microscopic structure. 16 1.6 Hardwood and softwood microscopy. 23 1.7 Wood classification. 31 1.8 Wood variability. 32 1.9 Wood quality. 42 1.10 Wood serviceability. 46 CHAPTER 2 Tree Species: Identification and Descriptions.. 48 N399.00 ($1) 2 Introduction. 48 2.1 Common exotic hardwoods in Europe, America and Asia. 50 2.2 Common exotic softwoods in Europe, America and Asia. 86 2.3 Common domestic hardwoods of African origin. 102 2.4 Common domestic woods of Nigerian origin. 142 2.4.1 Tree species found in the northern Nigeria. 142 2.4.2 Tree species found in the southern Nigeria. 162 2.5 Bamboo.. 187 CHAPTER 3 Engineering Properties of Wood.. 192 N399.00 ($1) 3 Introduction. 192 3.1 Physical characteristic properties. 192 3.2 Strength (mechanical) properties. 200 3.3 Hardness properties. 204 3.4 Thermal characteristic properties. 205 3.5 Electrical characteristic properties. 206 Section Two ECONOMIC VALUES OF WOOD & DEFECTS.. 208 CHAPTER 4 Economic Values of Wood.. 209 N399.00 ($1) 4 Introduction. 209 4.1 Choice of wood.. 209 4.2 Wood utilization. 210 4.3 Economic values of wood.. 210 4.4 Sustaining wood resources. 211 CHAPTER 5 Wood Defects.. 212 N399.00 ($1) 5 Introduction. 212 5.1 Classification of defects. 213 5.1.1 Defects due to natural forces. 214 5.1.2 Defects due to wood conversion processes. 230 5.1.3 Defects due to wood seasoning.. 232 5.1.4 Defects due to wood drying.. 234 5.1.5 Defects due to fungi attack. 235 5.1.6 Defects due to insect and pest attacks. 238 5.1.7 Effects of wood defects. 241 5.2 Wood deterioration and control 241 Section Three WOOD PRODUCTS & FASCINATION... 247 CHAPTER 6 Wood Products.. 248 N399.00 ($1) 6 Introduction. 248 6.1 Natural wood products. 248 6.2 Engineered wood products. 252 6.2.1 Panel based engineered wood products. 259 6.2.2 Lumber based engineered wood products. 268 6.3 Specialty wood products. 271 6.4 Pulp and paper products. 272 Chapter 7 Fascinating Trees and Products.. 277 N399.00 ($1) 7 Introduction. 277 7.1 Amazing trees. 277 7.2 Bizarre tree trunks. 286 7.3 Age long trees. 289 7.4 Thrilling tree branches and roots. 300 7.5 Artful trees. 308 7.6 Trees and national identity. 321 Chapter 8 Outlook on Nigeria Wood Sector. 327 N399.00 ($1) 8 Introduction. 327 8.1 Nigeria wood product sector 327 8.2 Nigeria wood products demand.. 328 8.3 Nigeria wood product supply. 329 8.4 Nigeria domestic woods supply. 330 Appendix Quantities for measurement 331 References. 336 Complete ebook price N2, 000.00 ($5.71)
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