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020 _a0419188207
035 _a(Sirsi) u99423
041 _aeng
050 _a694.012
100 _aRidout, Brian
245 _aTimber decay in buildings: the conservation approach to treatment.
260 _aLondon
_bE & F N Spon
_c1999
300 _axvi,232p. ; 25cm.
350 _a25.50
520 _aThe treatment of dry rot, death watch beetle and other pests of timber has changed radically throughout the twentieth century. Timber decay involves more than a simple relationship between wood and pesticides; it is also a complex series of interactions between wood, decay organisms and the building environment. This book seeks to explain these interactions, and their implications for timber conservation.
650 _aTIMBER DECAY
650 _aCONSERVATION
650 _aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-MATERIALS
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
942 _n0
948 _c20/05/1998
999 _c99327
_d99327