Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The book covers a broad range of topics regarding the assessment and conservation of timber structures, with papers subdivided into ten themes: Assessment and conservation; Timber grading; Assessment by non-destructive methods and survey techniques; Assessment by testing and modeling; Reinforcement and treatment of timber elements; Strengthening of connections; Upgrading of timber structures; Monitoring; Learning from case studies; Codes and guidelines. The book will be of valuable use and precious help for consultants, specialists, practitioners as well as for researchers and scholars for what concerns assessment, conservation, repair and monitoring of timber structures and wood artifacts.

Materials Science and Engineering Technology (ISMSET)

Edited by: Gary Yang

Online since: January 2012

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
These 40 peer-reviewed papers, selected from those presented at the International Symposium on Materials Science and Engineering Technology (ISMSET2011), held on the 12-13 November 2011 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), cover a wide array of topics related to materials science and applied mechanics and will serve as an invaluable guide to the latest progress made in these fields.