Forest Products and Wood Science

6. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8138-2074-3
Verlag: Iowa State University Press

Buch, Englisch, 496 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 258 mm, Gewicht: 1097 g

The new edition of this book offers a fully revised and updated review of the forest products industry. This important text covers the full spectrum of the subject, basing itself in a thorough understanding of the anatomical and physical nature of wood and providing a special emphasis on its use as an industrial raw material. Forest and biomass researchers are provided with comprehensive coverage of all aspects of wood science and industry, ranging from tree growth and wood anatomy to a variety of economically important wood products.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shmulsky, Rubin

Jones, P. David

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Holzverarbeitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix

Introduction xi

1. Tree Growth and Production of Woody Tissue 3

2. Macroscopic Character of Wood 23

3. Composition and Structure of Wood Cells 45

4. Softwood Structure 65

5. Hardwood Structure 79

6. Juvenile Wood, Reaction Wood, and Wood of Branches 107

7. Wood and Water 141

8. Density and Specific Gravity 175

9. Strength and Mechanics 197

10. Durability and Protection 229

11. Silvicultural Practices and Wood Quality 253

12. Lumber 289

13. Structural Composites 321

14. Nonstructural Composites 365

15. Pulp and Paper 397

16. Energy and Chemical Products 421

17. Global Raw Materials 443

Index 467

Über Autor(innen)

Rubin Shmulsky is Department Head and Professor in the Department of Forest Products at Mississippi State University.

P. David Jones is an Assistant Extension Professor in the Department of Forest Products at Mississippi State University.