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Comprehensive Guide to Wood Properties by Dissasekara is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in many trees and other woody plants. It has many uses including fuel, construction materials, and industrial products like paper. The earliest fossils that can be identified as wood date back to the late Silurian period more than 400 million years ago. Wood is composed of cellulose fibers surrounded by lignin which provides rigidity and waterproofing. The properties of wood make it useful for construction, tools, furniture, musical instruments and more.
- Author
- Dissasekara
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- EN