... the strength of the timber to any marked degree, except in one particular, namely, thathe shock-resistance of the timber was lowered. The organism which was indicated by blue-staining lived on the starch-content of the cells rather than on the wood structure, andwhen it had exhausted the starch-supply...

... or habits of growth and, in view of their determining influence on mechanical properties, it is proposed first to give a brief outline of the natural processes by which wood is formed. THETREE. A tree may be considered in its three main parts : the root, the stem, and thecrown. The root fixes the tree...

...F C JOHANSEN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1944 LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAIL. RES. DPT EXPERIMENTS REINFORCED CONCRETE SLEEPERS RAILWAYS RESEARCH SITES STRAIN GAUGES WOOD RAILS LATERAL DEFORMATION TRACK CONTROL MEASUREMENT CRACKS TRAFFIC RECORDS LOCOMOTIVES...

... RAILWAYS ENGINEERING PRACTICE WELDING COSTS TRACK ELECTRIC TAMPING SLEEPERS STABILITY BANKS CUTTINGS MAINTENANCE PERMANENT WAY SIGNALLING RAILS JOINTS STEEL CHEMICALS WOOD WEEDS CORROSION UK USA RAILWAY ENGINEERING PRACTICE 11 Conclusion.-In the aboveremarksa brief...