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The Mechanical Properties of Wood

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The Mechanical Properties of Wood

Samuel James Record

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Wood bends, breaks, and holds weight in ways an engineer must know. Samuel Record lays out the mechanical properties of timber: the factors that govern strength and the methods used to test it. Clear, systematic, and grounded in the forest and the lab. A foundational study for anyone who builds with wood. Understand the material that framed the world before steel. Test the timber before you trust it.

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96 chapters

  1. 1THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD
  2. 2THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD
  3. 3Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing
  4. 4SAMUEL J. RECORD, M.A., M.F.
  5. 5ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FOREST PRODUCTS, YALE UNIVERSITY
  6. 6FIRST EDITION FIRST THOUSAND 1914
  7. 7Identification of the Economic Woods of the United States. 8vo, vi + 117 pages, 15 figures. Cloth, $1.25 net.
  8. 8TO THE STAFF OF THE FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY, AT MADISON, WISCONSIN IN APPRECIATION OF THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED AND COURTESIES EXTENDED THE AUTHOR
  9. 9PREFACE
  10. 10CONTENTS
  11. 11PART I THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD
  12. 12INTRODUCTION
  13. 13FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
  14. 14TENSILE STRENGTH
  15. 15COMPRESSIVE OR CRUSHING STRENGTH
  16. 16SHEARING STRENGTH
  17. 17TRANSVERSE OR BENDING STRENGTH: BEAMS
  18. 18Beams

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