Wood Characteristics Description, Causes, Prevention, Impact on Use and Technological Adaptation /

• Main Author: Richter, Christoph (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Forestry.; Trees.; Forest products.; Life Sciences.; Wood Science & Technology.; Tree Biology.

This book offers a broad range of options for technically adapting, handling and processing wood with specific wood characteristics.  It starts by discussing wood anatomy and the general factors leading to the formation of wood characteristics. The individual characteristics are then categorized int...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Wood, a Truly Remarkable Material
• The Anatomical Structure of Wood
• Wood Characteristic or Defect?
• General Factors Leading to the Formation of Wood Characteristics of the Tree
• Part II: Wood Characteristics Overview
• Overview of the Main Wood Characteristics
• Part III: Description of the Wood Characteristics
• Wood Characteristics Inherent in a Tree´s Natural Growth
• Biotically Induced Wood Characteristics
• Abiotically Induced Wood Characteristics
• Overview of Cracks / Shake Forms and Causes.