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Chapter 1<br/>Anatomy of wood p.1, 1.1 Introduction p.3, 1.2 Atmosphere and Wood p.3, 1.3 Wood and Buildings p.3, 1.4 Why Wood is First Choice of Building Industry? p.3, 1.5 Advantages of Using Timber p.3, 1.6 Disadvantages of Wood p.3, 1.7 Demand of wood in various sector p.4,<br/>1.8 Classification of trees p.5, 1.9 Physical Properties p.7, 1.10 Electrical Properties p.8, 1.11 Mechanical Properties p.8, 1.12 Aesthetic Properties p.9, 1.13 Wood is Renewable p.9, 1.14 Thermal Properties p.10, 1.15 Acoustic Properties p.10, 1.16 Working Properties p.11, 1.17 Structure of timber p.12,<br/><br/><br/>Chapter 2<br/>Defects & treatments of wood p.13, 2.1 Defects in timber p.15, 2.2 Natural Rot Resistance of Wood p.17, 2.3 Defects Due To Fungi p.17, 2.4 Defects due to Insects p.18, 2.5 Ternmite's treatment p.18, 2.6 Precaution against Termite p.19, 2.7 Advance Termite Treatment Method p.19, 2.8 Wood and Moisture p.20, 2.9 Moisture Content of Wood p.20.<br/><br/><br/>Chapter 3 Preservation & Selection of Woodp.21,<br/>3. Seasoning of Timber p.23, 3.1 Natural seasoning p.23, 3.2 Artificial seasoning p.24, 3.3 Timber Preservatives p.25, 3.4 Source of timber p.26, 3.5 Status of Indian forest cover p.27, 3.6 Indian states having more than 33% forest cover p.28,<br/>3.7 North-east forest cover p.28, 3.8 Mangrove cover (included in total forest cover) p.29, <br/>3.9 Top5 states with the most mangrove forest cover in India p.29, 3.10 States/UTs with forest cover less than 10% of their geographical area p.29, 3.11 Wood from Himalayan basin p.30,<br/>3.12 Agro-Forestry p.30, 3.13 Manufacturer Participation in Agroforestry p.31, 3.14 Benefits of Agroforestry p.31, 3.15 Selection of Wood p.32, 3.16 Different species of Timber p.35, 3.17 Worldwide Availability of Wood p.36,<br/><br/>Chapter 4 Decorative woods p.40,<br/>4.1 Walnut Wood p.42, 4.2 Beech Wood p.44, 4.3 Cherry Wood p.46, 4.4 Cedar Wood p.48,<br/>4.5 Ebony Wood p.50, 4.6 Mahogany Wood p.52, 4.7 Maple Wood p.54, 4.8 Sycamore p.56,<br/>4.9 Oak Wood p.58, 4.10 Rosewood Wood p.60, 4.11 Ash- wood p.62, 4.12 Pear wood p.64,<br/>4.13 Wenge Wood p.66, 4.14 Anigre p.68, 4.15 Bubinga p.70, 4.16 Koto p.72, 4.17 Makore p.74, 4.18 Sapele p.76, 4.19 Chenchen p.78,<br/> |
