"Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Properties of wood and wood-base products of particular concern to the architect and engineer are presented, along with discussions of designing with wood and some pertinent uses of wood."--Page ii.

Includes index.

Characteristics and Availability of Woods Commercially Important in the United States -- Structure of Wood -- Physical Properties of Wood -- Mechanical Properties of Wood -- Commercial Lumber -- Lumber Stress Grades and Allowable Properties -- Fastenings -- Wood Structural Members -- Gluing of Wood -- Glued Structural Members -- Plywood -- Structural Sandwich Construction -- Bent Wood Members -- Control of Moisture and Dimensional Changes -- Fire Resistance of Wood Construction -- Painting and Finishing -- Protection from Organisms That Degrade Wood -- Wood Preservation -- Poles, Piles, and Ties -- Thermal Insulation -- Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials -- Modified Woods and Paper-Base Laminates -- Glossary -- Index.