Wood And Other Organic Structural Materials

Author : Charles Henry Snow
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ISBN 13 : 9781332333257
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (332 download)

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Download or read book Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Henry Snow and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials The purpose of this book is to present general as well as physical characteristics of a group of structural materials, most of which are of organic origin. Among the materials thus described are woods, paints and varnishes - with their associated oils, pigments, gums, and resins - glues, creosotes, and indiarubber. As stated, most of these materials are of organic origin. Those that are not, such as pigments and creosotes, have been added because of their close practical association with the others. The book is designed for engineers, architects, students in schools of technology, teachers of manual training and others who use the materials described or who are interested in their properties. A statement of the reasons for separating structural materials along the line of organic and inorganic origin, seems to be in order. First, this basis is convenient: in fact, so many of the important organic materials are used in connection with one another that most of the present book might easily appear under such a title as "Properties of Woods and Associated Materials of Construction"; and, in the same way, the principal inorganic materials, steel, stone and concrete, are commonly associated. Second, the basis suggested is logical: organic materials are fundamentally different from inorganic materials, for the former are results of physiological processes and have within them the influence of life; these materials may manifest variations and special traits which do not appear in the more homogeneous and constant materials of the inorganic group. Assuming that some form of classification is desirable, where subject matter is as extensive as that within the present field, the writer ventures to urge the merits of the one now employed. Also, a book devoted especially to the materials here considered seems warranted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.