ch. 1. Wood modification -- ch. 2. Ancient uses of thermo-hydro-mechanical processes -- ch. 3. The structure and composition of wood -- ch. 4. Elasto-viscoplasticity of wood -- ch. 5. Influence of the THM processing parameters on the mechanical and chemical degradation of wood -- ch. 6. Wood densification and fixation of the compression-set by THM treatment -- ch. 7. Wood welding -- ch. 8. Surface densification -- ch. 9. Heat treatment -- ch. 10. Wood bending -- ch. 11. Reconstituted wood.