Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material

This handbook provides engineers, architects, and others with a source of information on the physical and mechanical properties of wood, and how these properties are affected by variations in the wood itself. Practical knowledge of wood has, over the years, resulted in strong and beautiful structures, even though exact engineering data were not always available. Continuing research and evaluation techniques promise to permit wider and more efficient utilization of wood and to encourage even more advanced industrial, structural, and decorative uses.