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Lumber
Timber after it has been sawed and split into planks or other smaller components that can be used as building material.
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grillage
Building materials; Lumber
A system of orthogonal elements, usually beams or trusses, acting together to resist a common load.
knee brace
Building materials; Lumber
A diagonal corner brace fastened between a column and a beam or truss to provide lateral restraint.
rot
Building materials; Lumber
Synonymous with decay, the softening, weakening, or total decomposition of wood substance by fungi.
shear connector
Building materials; Lumber
Usually metal connectors fitted inside a lumber joint to transfer shear across a wide area of grain.
skillion roof
Building materials; Lumber
a monoslope (single pitched) roof without a ridge or peak, providing the main roof or part of a roof
abutment
Building materials; Lumber
The support structure at either end of an arch or bridge. The intermediary supports are called piers.
across the grain
Building materials; Lumber
The direction at right angles to the length of the fibers and other longitudinal elements of the wood.
