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Title Canadian woods, their properties and uses / edited by E.J. Mullins and T.S. McKnight.

Publication Info. Toronto ; Buffalo : Published by University of Toronto Press, in cooperation with the Canadian Forestry Service, Environment Canada, and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada, [1981]
©1981

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Edition 3rd ed.
Description 1 online resource (xviii, 389 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note 2nd ed. published: Ottawa: Forestry Branch, 1951.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1 Canada: A Forest Nation""; ""THE FORESTS OF CANADA""; ""THE FOREST: A COMPLEX COMMUNITY""; ""THE HARVESTING OF FOREST PRODUCTS""; ""THE RENEWABLE RESOURCE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Commercial Woods""; ""SOFTWOODS (CONIFEROUS SPECIES)""; ""HARDWOODS (DECIDUOUS SPECIES)""; ""REFERENCE""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""3 The Structure of Wood""; ""TREE GROWTH""; ""Growth in Height""; ""Growth in Diameter""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF WOOD""; ""Sapwood and Heartwood""; ""Grain, Texture, and Figure""; ""Color and Luster""; ""Odor and Taste""; ""STRUCTURE OF WOOD""
""Softwoods""""Hardwoods""; ""CELL-WALL STRUCTURE""; ""Primary Wall""; ""S[sub(1)] Layer""; ""S[sub(2)] Layer""; ""S[sub(3)] Layer""; ""Microfibrils""; ""Water and Shrinkage""; ""Pits""; ""NATURAL DEFECTS AND ABNORMALITIES""; ""Knots""; ""Pitch Streaks and Pockets""; ""Cross Grain""; ""Shakes and Checks""; ""Brash Wood""; ""Reaction Wood""; ""VARIABILITY IN WOOD OF THE SAME SPECIES""; ""Variation between Trees""; ""Variation within Trees""; ""IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD SAMPLES""; ""Key for Microscopic Identification of Woods Commonly Used in Canada""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""
""4 Strength and Physical Properties of Wood""""FACTORS AFFECTING THE STRENGTH OF WOOD""; ""Density and Relative Density""; ""Moisture Content""; ""STRENGTH-REDUCING CHARACTERISTICS""; ""Knots""; ""Slope of Grain""; ""Shakes and Checks""; ""Decay""; ""Aging""; ""Reaction Wood""; ""STRENGTH OF WOOD COMPONENTS IN STRUCTURES""; ""Species Groups""; ""Allowable Unit Stresses""; ""Machine Stress Rating""; ""Preservative and Fire-Retardant Treatments""; ""CREEP AND RELAXATION""; ""STRENGTH OF JOINTS""; ""Nails""; ""Wood Screws""; ""Lag Screws""; ""Toothed Plate Connectors""
""Split Rings and Shear Plates""""Glulam Rivets""; ""Bolts""; ""Adhesive Joints""; ""POLES AND PILING""; ""PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD""; ""Acoustical Properties""; ""Electrical Properties""; ""Thermal Properties""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX""; ""5 The Chemistry of Wood""; ""THE COMPONENTS OF WOOD""; ""Cellulose""; ""Hemicelluloses""; ""Lignin""; ""Extractives""; ""Bark""; ""Foliage""; ""APPLICATIONS OF WOOD CHEMISTRY""; ""Pulping""; ""Stains on Wood Products""; ""Chemical Identification of Species""; ""Bleed-through""; ""Utilization of Sawdust and Bark""
""WOOD CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL BYPRODUCTS""""Cellulose and Its Derivatives""; ""Charcoal""; ""Wood Resin""; ""Maple Sap Products""; ""Saccharification of Wood""; ""Food and Food Supplements""; ""Vanillin""; ""Essential Oils""; ""Other Chemicals from Foliage""; ""Bark Tannins""; ""Fuel""; ""THE FUTURE OF WOOD CHEMICALS""; ""Pyrolysis""; ""Hydrogenation""; ""Hydrolysis""; ""REFERENCES""; ""6 Lumber Production""; ""HISTORY""; ""LUMBER MANUFACTURE""; ""Log Quality and Allocation""; ""Basic Steps in Lumber Manufacture""; ""Sawing Methods""; ""Saws""; ""Headrigs""; ""Secondary Sawmilling Machines""
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Wood -- Canada.
Wood.
Canada.
Forest products industry -- Canada.
Forest products industry.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Mullins, E. J.
McKnight, T. S. (Theodore Samuel), 1927-
Other Form: Print version: Canadian woods, their properties and uses. 3rd ed. Toronto ; Buffalo : Published by University of Toronto Press, in cooperation with the Canadian Forestry Service, Environment Canada, and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada, ©1981 9780802024305 (DLC) 81196861 (OCoLC)9133447
ISBN 9781442672673 (electronic book)
1442672676 (electronic book)
9780802024305
0802024300
Sudoc No. DSS Cat. no. FO44-6/1981E