Fracture and Fatigue in Wood
"...highlight[s] the complexity of the selections processes that have to be considered before embarking upon the application of theory..." (Jnl of the Inst of Wood Science, Winter 2004)
Damage in wood is principally the result of fatigue. Fatigue is the process of progressive localised irreversible change in a material, and may culminate in cracks or complete fracture if conditions that initiated or propagated the process persist. Les mer
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Forestry practices are changing and are known to influence characteristics of wood cells therefore there is a need to periodically reassess the mechanical properties of visually graded lumber the blackbox approach. Fatigue and Fracture of Wood examines the above issues from a scientific point of view by drawing on the authors' own research as well as previously published material. Unlike the empirical research, the book begins by examining growth of wood. It briefly examines its structure in relation to how trees grow, before assessing the fatigue and fracture of wood and discussing the scientific methods of modelling fatigue. Covers from macro to micro behaviour of wood Presents direct evidence of how wood fractures using Scanning Electron Microscopy The first book to present a physically correct model for fracture in wood Provides experimental proof of so-called memory in wood (i.e. dependence of fatigue behaviour on the loading sequence) Givse practical illustrations of how theories and models can be applied in practice An essential resource for wood scientists/engineers, timber-engineering practitioners, and graduate students studying wood and solid mechanics.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 248
- ISBN
- 9780471487081
- Utgivelsesår
- 2003
- Format
- 25 x 17 cm
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"...highlight[s] the complexity of the selections processes that have to be considered before embarking upon the application of theory..." (Jnl of the Inst of Wood Science, Winter 2004)