Lumber

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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Lumber

As applied to lumber, density is the mass of wood substance and moisture enclosed within a piece expressed in kilograms per cubic meter. As the mass will vary dependant on the amount of moisture in ...

diamonding

Building materials; Lumber

The change of a square or rectangular section lumber to a diamond shape during drying. Diamonding occurs where the growth rings pass through diagonal corners of the section of the piece and is caused ...

compression set

Building materials; Lumber

Set that occurs during compression, which tends to give the wood a smaller than normal dimension after drying. Compression set is usually found in the inner layers of wood during the later stages of ...

forest

Building materials; Lumber

An area incorporating all living and non-living components that is dominated by trees usually with a single stem and a mature or potentially mature stand height exceeding five meters. The existing or ...

toughness

Building materials; Lumber

A quality of wood which permits the material to absorb a relatively large amount of energy, to withstand repeated shocks, and to undergo considerable deformation before breaking. Specific toughness ...

weathering

Building materials; Lumber

The mechanical or chemical disintegration and discoloration of the surface of wood caused by exposure to light, the action of dust and sand carried by winds, and the alternate shrinking and swelling ...

ecological consequences

Building materials; Lumber

Ecology is defined as the study of the interrelations between living organisms and their environment, including both physical and biotic factors. Therefore ecological consequences refers to the ...