Commercial timbers of West Africa / Edward S. Ayensu and Albert Bentum.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Ayensu, Edward S., author.

Bentum, A. L. K. (Albert L. K.), author.

Contributor:

Smithsonian Institution. Press, publisher.

Series:

Smithsonian contributions to botany ; no. 14.

Smithsonian contributions to botany ; number 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Timber--Africa, West.

Timber.

Trees--Africa, West.

Trees.

Wood.

wood (plant material).

West Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 69 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

City of Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.

Summary:

The xylem anatomy of 28 species of commercially and potentially commercial timbers of West Africa is described together with information pertaining to seasoning qualities, durability and working properties, as well as the uses of wood. A comprehensive discussion on the mechanical properties, establishing the methodologies for evaluating the potential utilization of these woods, has been included. Shrinkage and swelling in wood have always presented problems in the utilization of woods. A discussion relating to the differences among (a) moisture content change and shrinkage, (b) the effect of drying conditions on shrinkage and (c) the variation in shrinkage in different species is presented. To aid both beginning students and to refresh the minds of practicing wood technologists, a glossary of the principal terms used in describing the minute features of timbers has also been added.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 64).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (SI, viewed September 17, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version: Ayensu, Edward S. Commercial timbers of West Africa.

OCLC:

608594663

Access Restriction:

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