Recent Research on Wood and Wood-Based Materials. Current Japanese Materials Research

Content: 
CURRENT JAPANESE MATERIALS RESEARCH, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Page v, HIROSHI JINNO
Preface, Page vii, NOBUO SHIRAISHI, HIROMU KAJITA, MISATO NORIMOTO
List of Contributors, Pages xi-xiii
Structure and Chemical Composition of Wood as a Natural Composite Material, Pages 1-20, SHIRO SAKA
Oriented Strand and Fiber Boards, Pages 21-32, HIROMU KAJITA, JUNSUKE MUKUDAI
Low-Density Particleboard, Pages 33-41, SHUICHI KAWAI, HIKARU SASAKI
Steam-Injection Pressing Technology, Pages 43-53, HIKARU SASAKI, SHUICHI KAWAI, TOSHIMITSU HATA, BAMBANG SUBIYANTO
Laminated Veneer Lumber and Composite Beams Produced from Tropical Hardwood Thinnings, Pages 55-66, HIKARU SASAKI, QIAN WANG, SHUICHI KAWAI, RAZALI ABDUL KADER
Chemically Modified Particleboards, Pages 67-74, HIROMU KAJITA, YUJI IMAMURA
Estimation of the Fungal Resistance of Wood Composites for Structural Use, Pages 75-84, YUJI IMAMURA
Full-Scale Tests on Wooden Houses During Progressive Stages of Construction, Pages 85-93, TAKANORI ARIMA
Structural Properties of Full-Size Sawn Timber, Pages 95-99, TAKASHI NAKAI
Structural Analysis of Subassemblies Using Plywood Panels, Pages 101-108, FUMIO KAMIYA
Mechanical Timber Joints and their Application to Glulam Portal Frames, Pages 109-118, KOHEI KOMATSU
Wood as a Livable Interior Material, Pages 119-134, MASAHARU SUZUKI
Structure and Properties of Chemically Treated Woods, Pages 135-154, MISATO NORIMOTO, JOSEPH GRIL
Plasticization of Wood and its Application, Pages 155-167, NOBUO SHIRAISHI
Wood–Phenol Resin Fiber, Pages 169-183, NAOHIKO TSUJIMOTO
Carbohydrate Conversion by Irradiation with a Carbon Dioxide Laser, Pages 185-205, JUN-ICHI AZUMA, MING ZHANG, KEIZO OKAMURA
Biochemical Mechanisms for the Biodegradation of Wood, Pages 207-222, MIKIO SHIMADA
Wood-Preserving Techniques to Prevent Biodeterioration, Pages 223-240, MUNEZOH TAKAHASHI
Index, Pages 241-247