Wood and Wood-Based Materials for Building

A Compendium for Civil Engineers and Architects
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-53360-5
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 702 g

Wood and wood-based materials are taking centre stage in contemporary architecture — from striking multi-storey structures to innovative urban designs. Understanding their properties is essential to avoid costly mistakes and to apply standards such as Eurocode 5 with confidence.

This book offers a clear, practical overview of the key physical and mechanical characteristics of major wood species and wood-based products — including moisture behaviour, elasticity, creep, and strength. It also addresses crucial topics such as protection, fire performance, bonding, and non-destructive monitoring of timber structures.

Whether you are an architect, civil engineer, or a professional in the wood industry, this is your go-to reference for designing and building with timber. It is equally valuable as an introduction for mechanical engineers, chemists, automation specialists, and vocational students entering the field.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Niemz, Peter

Sandberg, Dick

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. General Aspects of Using Wood in Construction, 2. The Structure of Wood and Wood-Based Materials and Its Modification, 3. Structure-properties relations of wood and wood-based materials, 4. Overview of the physical-mechanical properties of wood and wood-based materials, 5. Understanding the effects of moisture in wood and wood-based materials, 6. Density of wood and wood-based materials, 7. Other Important Physical Properties of Wood and Wood-Based Materials, 8. Elastic and inelastic properties of wood and wood-based materials, 9. Strength properties of wood and wood-based materials, 10. Durability of wood and wood-based materials, 11. Surface treatment,12. Bonding of wood, 13. Guidelines for the use of timber in construction

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Niemz is an Emeritus Professor at the Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, where he previously served as Head of the Wood Physics Group. He is an Elected Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.

Dick Sandberg is a Mechanical Engineer and Professor of Design and Fabrication of Timber Constructions at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Gjøvik, Norway, and an Elected Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.