Wood Science and Technology

  1. Wood Deterioration and Protection
    1. Biological Deterioration
      1. Fungal Decay
        1. Wood-Decay Fungi
          1. Brown Rot Fungi
            1. Decay Mechanisms
              1. Common Species
                1. Environmental Requirements
                2. White Rot Fungi
                  1. Decay Mechanisms
                    1. Common Species
                      1. Environmental Requirements
                      2. Soft Rot Fungi
                        1. Decay Mechanisms
                          1. Environmental Conditions
                        2. Wood-Staining Fungi
                          1. Blue Stain Fungi
                            1. Mold Fungi
                              1. Conditions for Growth
                              2. Fungal Growth Requirements
                                1. Moisture Requirements
                                  1. Temperature Requirements
                                    1. Oxygen Requirements
                                      1. pH Requirements
                                    2. Insect Attack
                                      1. Termites
                                        1. Subterranean Termites
                                          1. Drywood Termites
                                            1. Dampwood Termites
                                              1. Biology and Behavior
                                                1. Damage Patterns
                                                2. Beetles
                                                  1. Powderpost Beetles
                                                    1. Longhorn Beetles
                                                      1. Bark Beetles
                                                        1. Life Cycles
                                                          1. Damage Characteristics
                                                          2. Carpenter Ants
                                                            1. Biology and Behavior
                                                              1. Damage Patterns
                                                              2. Other Wood-Boring Insects
                                                                1. Carpenter Bees
                                                                  1. Wood Wasps
                                                                2. Marine Borers
                                                                  1. Shipworms
                                                                    1. Gribbles
                                                                      1. Pholads
                                                                        1. Marine Environment Factors
                                                                      2. Abiotic Deterioration
                                                                        1. Weathering
                                                                          1. Ultraviolet Radiation Effects
                                                                            1. Moisture Cycling
                                                                              1. Temperature Cycling
                                                                                1. Wind and Rain Effects
                                                                                  1. Surface Degradation
                                                                                  2. Fire Damage
                                                                                    1. Combustion Process
                                                                                      1. Char Formation
                                                                                        1. Heat Transfer
                                                                                          1. Smoke Production
                                                                                          2. Chemical Degradation
                                                                                            1. Acid Attack
                                                                                              1. Alkali Attack
                                                                                                1. Salt Effects
                                                                                                  1. Pollution Effects
                                                                                                  2. Mechanical Degradation
                                                                                                    1. Abrasion
                                                                                                      1. Erosion
                                                                                                        1. Fatigue
                                                                                                          1. Impact Damage
                                                                                                        2. Natural Durability
                                                                                                          1. Heartwood Extractives
                                                                                                            1. Toxic Compounds
                                                                                                              1. Antifungal Properties
                                                                                                                1. Insect Resistance
                                                                                                                2. Durability Classification
                                                                                                                  1. Decay Resistance Classes
                                                                                                                    1. Test Methods
                                                                                                                      1. Species Rankings
                                                                                                                      2. Factors Affecting Durability
                                                                                                                        1. Extractive Content
                                                                                                                          1. Moisture Exclusion
                                                                                                                            1. Density Effects
                                                                                                                              1. Anatomical Features
                                                                                                                            2. Wood Preservation
                                                                                                                              1. Preservation Principles
                                                                                                                                1. Toxic Threshold
                                                                                                                                  1. Penetration Requirements
                                                                                                                                    1. Retention Requirements
                                                                                                                                      1. Leaching Resistance
                                                                                                                                      2. Preservative Chemicals
                                                                                                                                        1. Water-Borne Preservatives
                                                                                                                                          1. Chromated Copper Arsenate
                                                                                                                                            1. Alkaline Copper Quaternary
                                                                                                                                              1. Copper Azole
                                                                                                                                                1. Micronized Copper Systems
                                                                                                                                                2. Oil-Borne Preservatives
                                                                                                                                                  1. Creosote
                                                                                                                                                    1. Pentachlorophenol
                                                                                                                                                      1. Copper Naphthenate
                                                                                                                                                      2. Organic Preservatives
                                                                                                                                                        1. Propiconazole
                                                                                                                                                          1. Tebuconazole
                                                                                                                                                            1. IPBC
                                                                                                                                                            2. Boron Compounds
                                                                                                                                                              1. Boric Acid
                                                                                                                                                                1. Borax
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Disodium Octaborate
                                                                                                                                                                2. Treatment Processes
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Pressure Processes
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Full-Cell Process
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Empty-Cell Process
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Vacuum-Pressure Process
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Non-Pressure Processes
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Dipping
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Brushing
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Spraying
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Diffusion Processes
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Quality Control
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Penetration Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Retention Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Performance Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Standards and Specifications

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