Forest products and wood science
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Rubin Shmulsky, P. David Jones ; drawings by Karen Lilley
Contributors: Jones, P. David (Paul David), 1976-
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
ISBN-13: 9780813820743
Subjects: Wood; Lumber
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tree growth and production of woody tissue; title: Macroscopic character of wood; title: Composition and structure of wood cells; title: Softwood structure; title: Hardwood structure; title: Juvenile wood, reaction wood, and wood of branches; title: Wood and water; title: Density and specific gravity; title: Strength and mechanics; title: Durability and protection; title: Silvicultural practices and wood quality; title: Lumber; title: Structural composites; title: Nonstructural composites; title: Pulp and paper; title: Energy and chemical products; title: Global raw materials.