3
WOOD
• Trees
Tree Growth
Softwoods and Hardwoods
Certified Wood
CONSIDERATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY IN WOOD CONSTRUCTION
• Lumber
Sawing
Seasoning
Surfacing
Lumber Defects
Lumber Grading
Structural Properties of Wood
Lumber Dimensions
• Wood Products
Glue-Laminated Wood
Structural Composite Lumber
Wood-Plastic Composite Decking and Nonstructural Lumber
A NATURALLY GROWN BUILDING MATERIAL
• Plastic Lumber
• Wood Panel Products
Structural Wood Panel Types
Plywood Production
Specifying Structural Wood Panels
Other Panel Products
• Wood Chemical Treatments
• Wood Fasteners
Nails
Wood Screws and Lag Screws
Bolts
Timber Connectors
Toothed Plates
Sheet Metal and Metal Plate Framing Devices
Adhesives
• Manufactured Wood Components
Trusses
Wood I-Joists
Panel Components
Factory-Built Housing
• Types of Wood Construction
FROM CONCEPT TO REALITYAn Enclosure for a Residential Swimming Pool
A logger fells a large Douglas fir. (Weyerhaeuser Company Photo)
Wood is perhaps the best loved of all the ...
Get Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
