Record Nr.

UNINA9910455835303321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1981
©1981

ISBN

1-282-00978-8

9786612009785

1-4426-7267-6

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (408 p.)

Disciplina

674

Soggetti

Wood - Canada

Forest products industry - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Canada: A Forest Nation -- 2. Commercial Woods -- 3. The Structure of Wood -- 4. Strength and Physical Properties of Wood -- 5. The Chemistry of Wood -- 6. Lumber Production -- 7. The Drying of Wood -- 8. Wood Protection -- 9. Glues and Gluing -- 10. Panel Products -- 11. Houses and Structures -- 12. Other Uses and Processes -- 13. Pulp and Paper -- 14. Residues -- 15. Codes and Standards -- 16. The Future of Wood -- Glossary -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Canada's forests are one of its most important natural resources. Since the arrival of the earliet settlers, the forests have played a major role in the country's development, supplying the raw material for the necessities of life and for much of our industry.Completely revised and expanded, this edition of Canadian Woods is a comprehensive overview of a multi-faceted forest industry. Providing a complete review of the woods found in Canada and their commercial uses, it discusses the structure, the strength and physical properties, and the chemistry of wood, plus lumber production, wood drying, ood protection, and glues

and gluing.Other chapters deal with the processing and use of woods and wood products, panel products, houses and structures, pulp and paper, and codes and standards in Canada.Lavishly illustrated with moer than 280 photographs and drawings, the newly revised Canadian Woods is an essential reference for students and practitioners in the forest professions and in primary and secondary forest industries.

Record Nr.

UNISOBVAN0096446

Autore

Smith, Larry

Titolo

Lectures on the Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequence / Larry Smith