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DoITPoMS Teaching & Learning Packages The Structure and Mechanical Behaviour of Wood Going further
The Structure and Mechanical Behaviour of Wood AimsBefore you startIntroductionThe structure of wood (I)The structure of wood (II)The structure of wood (III)Stiffness of woodStrength of woodWater's effect on the mechanical behaviour of woodWood as an engineering materialSummaryQuestionsGoing further
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Books:

  • Steven Vogel, Comparative Biomechanics, Princeton University Press, 2003.
  • J.E. Gordon, Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down, Penguin Books, 1978.
  • J.E. Gordon, The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don’t Fall Through the Floor, Penguin Books, 1968.


Papers:

[1] J.M. Dinwoodie, Timber – A Review of the Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship, Journal of Microscopy, vol.104, pt.1, May 1975, pp.3-32.


Websites:

  • Greenheart
    Website describing the explosive properties of greenheart.
  • Balsa
    Website describing a brief history of Balsa and its use.
  • Plywood
    Use of plywood in plane construction.

 

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