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2011
The use of wood by mankind is as old as mankind itself. The main reason why the Stone Age is not called the Wood Age is the fact that most wooden artefacts from that time have already been taken up in nature’s recycling system. Wood has excellent material properties.
Michael F. Sailer, Waldemar J. Homan
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The use of wood by mankind is as old as mankind itself. The main reason why the Stone Age is not called the Wood Age is the fact that most wooden artefacts from that time have already been taken up in nature’s recycling system. Wood has excellent material properties.
Michael F. Sailer, Waldemar J. Homan
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Wood Durability, Protection and Preservation
1989Wood has three shortcomings that tend to limit its structural use: (1) it is subject to deterioration by weathering and by attack of various organisms, (2) it is combustible, and (3) it is subject to swelling and shrinking.
Judith J. Stalnaker, Ernest C. Harris
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Lightning protection of wood-pole lines
Electrical Engineering, 1940The reliability of wood-pole transmission lines during the lightning season has long been a problem with operating companies. To meet the ever increasing service demands approximately 60 miles of line were reconstructed using the inherent insulation of a wood-pole line with lightning protector tubes on one of three conductors.
H. K. Sels, A. W. Gothberg
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Smoked Wood as an Alternative for Wood Protection against Termites
Forest Products Journal, 2010Mindi wood (Melia azedarach) and sugi wood (Cryptomeria japonica) were smoked for 15 days using mangium wood (Acacia mangium), and for comparison purposes, wood preserved with 5 percent borax, polystyrened wood, and untreated control wood were prepared.
Yusuf Sudo Hadi +4 more
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Wood Protection for Log Homeowners
2014An understanding of wood properties will help log home owners protect and enjoy their homes. This publication is designed to provide basic information about wood, wood protection and the use of large timbers to build log homes.
Malcolm Taylor +2 more
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Chemical Protection of Wood (Wood Preservation)
1992Robert A. Zabel, Jeffrey J. Morrell
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Wood Protection for Carbon Sequestration — a Review of Existing Approaches and Future Directions
Current Forestry Reports, 2022Cameron M Kewish +2 more
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