Timber Decay in Buildings

Timber Decay in Buildings
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781136739897
ISBN-13 : 1136739890
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Timber Decay in Buildings by : Brian Ridout

Download or read book Timber Decay in Buildings written by Brian Ridout and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to tackle all the issues relating to timber decay. It presents the facts and explores timber decay problems through case studies. These are illustrated with clear self-explanatory photographs for the reader to use as a diagnostic aid. Section 1 discusses timber as a living material, Section 2 deals with decay organisms and their habitat requirements. Section 3 moves on to the building as an environment for timber and discusses the ways in which wood responds to moisture change. Section 4 ends with an approach to timber decay which integrates knowledge on the decay organism, its requirements and natural predators with appropriate and targeted chemical treatments.


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