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The use of wood dates back to the earliest civilizations and has evolved throughout history. In this article, we will provide a comprehensive overview of the history, importance and future of wood as a building material.
Learn how wood and lumber have shaped human history and civilization, from prehistoric times to modern era. Explore the structure, physical, chemical, and biological properties of wood and lumber, and their applications in construction, transportation, and art.
Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic material – a natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression.
18 lip 2016 · Learn how wood has been used as a building material for over 10,000 years, from the Neolithic long house to modern structures. Explore the evolution of wood construction and its environmental benefits in this infographic.
From the tenth to the eighteenth centuries in Europe, wood was the material primarily used for buildings, tools, machines, mills, carts, buckets, shoes, furniture and barrels, to name just a few of the thousands of kinds of wood products of the time.
In ancient Sumer (the first civilization), wood is already used for construction purposes and in the manufacture of elaborate tools, such as agricultural implements. Sumer is also the birthplace of the wheel, the greatest invention in human history, which still has thousands of applications today.
31 gru 2016 · Wood is a fibrous and porous structural tissue found in the root and stems of trees and other woody plant. The wood had been use for thousands of years as a fuel or construction material. The...
