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This chapter is focused on the different uses of wood and wood products for structural purposes. It highlights the factors that favour this mode of wood utilisation. It also discusses the emergence of different wood products as structural materials; advantages and disadvantages of structural utilization of wood products in different forms; lumber sizes and grades employed across Africa; and presents a simple method of obtaining approximate working-stress data for indigenous species for which design values are not available in existing design codes, based on their densities. The properties and various uses of wood-based panel products, engineered wood products, wood–cement and wood–plastic composite panels are also discussed.
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Olorunnisola, A.O. (2018). Uses of Wood and Wood Products in Construction. In: Design of Structural Elements with Tropical Hardwoods. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65343-3_5
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