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_Smart_Materials and_Technologies-_For the_Architecture and_Design_Professions
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6938″]Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new“smart” or “intelligent” materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problemsin building design. However, these new materials have so far been applied in a diversebut largely idiosyncratic nature, because relatively few architects have access toinformation about the types or properties of these new…
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_Understanding_Wood_A_Craftsman’s_Guide to_Wood_Technology
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6631″] This is the definitive book on characteristics of wood. The first edition of Understanding Wood was published in 1980 and has since sold more than 130,000 copies. It is widely held as a definitive reference work and the cornerstone of every woodworker’s library. Now, Bruce Hoadley’s comprehensive guide to wood technology has been revised and updated in…
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_Timber and_timber_trees,_Native and_foreign
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6620″] This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as…
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_Handbook of_Wood_Chemistry and_Wood_Composites_2nd Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6615″] Wood has played a major role throughout human history. Strong and versatile, the earliest humans used wood to make shelters, cook food, construct tools, build boats, and make weapons. Recently, scientists, politicians, and economists have renewed their interest in wood because of its unique properties, aesthetics, availability, abundance, and perhaps most important of…
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_Primary_Wood_Processing_Principles and_Practice_2nd Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6611″] This book is primarily a general text covering the whole sweep of the forest industries. The over-riding emphasis is on a clear, simple interpretation of the underlying science, demonstrating how such principles apply to processing operations. The book considers the broad question “what is wood?” by looking at the biology, chemistry and physics…
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_Timber_Its_Nature and_Behaviour_2Nd_Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6606″]Timber: Its Nature and Behaviour adopts a materials science approach to timber and comprehensively examines the relationship between the performance of timber and its structure. This book explains a wide range of timbers physical and mechanical behaviour (including processing) in terms of its basic structure and its complex interaction with moisture. The performance of…
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In_Situ_Assessment of_Structural_Timber _{RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6598″] Wood is one of the most intriguing structural materials and the only one that is truly renewable. Along with stone, wood is the oldest structural material on the planet and has been extensively used throughout human history. Due to its aesthetical value and positive environmental impact, wood has experienced a renaissance in construction.…
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_Wood_Modification_Chemical_Thermal and Other_Processes
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6594″] This book is exclusively concerned with wood modification, although many of these processes are generic and can be applied to other lignocellulosic materials. There have been many rapid developments in wood modification over the past decade and, in particular, there has been considerable progress made in the commercialisation of technologies. Topics covered include:…
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_Cambridge_Illustrated_Dictionary of_Astronomy
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6008″] This lavishly illustrated new dictionary written by an experienced writer and consultant on astronomy provides an essential guide to the universe for amateur astronomers of all ages. Around 1300 carefully selected and cross-referenced entries are complemented by hundreds of beautiful colour illustrations, taken from space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other major…
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_Airport_Passenger_Screening Using_Millimeter_Wave_Machines_Compliance with_Guidelines
[ebook_store ebook_id=”5867″] The Transportation Security Administration requested a study by the National Research Council (NRC) to establish the Committee on Airport Passenger Screening: Millimeter Wave Machines to evaluate two models of active millimeter wave scanners: the L3 ProVision 1 and L3 ProVision 2. Airport Passenger Screening Using Millimeter Wave Machines provides findings and recommendations on compliance…
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_Fundamentals of_Clinical_Trials_5th ed.
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