Timber Engineering for Developing Countries. Part 4. Strength Characteristics and Timber Design

摘要

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) was established in 1967 to assist developing countries in their efforts towards industrialization. Wood is a virtually universal material which is familiar to people world-wide, whether grown in their country or not. Wood is used for a great variety of purposes but principally for construction, furniture, packaging and other specialized uses such as transmission poles, railway sleepers, matches and household woodenware. UNIDO has the responsibility within the United Nations' system for assisting in the development of secondary woodworking industries, and has done so since its inception, at national, regional and interregional levels through projects both large and small. UNIDO also assists through the preparation of a range of manuals dealing with specific topics of widespread interest which are common to most countries' woodworking sectors.