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2. Timber framing - Wikipedia

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   Timber design or wood design is a subcategory of structural engineering that focuses on the engineering of wood structures. Timber is classified by tree species (e.g., southern pine, douglas fir, etc.) and its strength is graded using numerous coefficients that correspond to the number of knots, the moisture content, the temperature, the grain ...

3. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Framing side by side units. The erection of a wooden frame in Sabah, Malaysia. Framing, in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape. [ 1] Framing materials are usually wood, engineered wood, or structural steel. The alternative to framed construction is generally called mass wall construction, where ...

4. History of the lumber industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The history of the lumber industry in the United States spans from the precolonial period of British timber speculation, subsequent British colonization, and American development into the twenty-first century. Following the near eradication of domestic timber on the British Isles, the abundance of old-growth forests in the New World posed an ...

5. Lumber - Wikipedia

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   Lumber is the most common and widely used method of sawing logs. Plain sawn lumber is produced by making the first cut on a tangent to the circumference of the log. Each additional cut is then made parallel to the one before. This method produces the widest possible boards with the least amount of log waste.

6. Cross-laminated timber - Wikipedia

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   Cross-laminated timber ( CLT) is a subcategory of engineered wood [ 1] panel product made from gluing together at least three layers [ 2] of solid-sawn lumber (i.e. lumber cut from a single log). [ 3] Each layer of boards is usually oriented perpendicular to adjacent layers and glued on the wide faces of each board, usually in a symmetric way ...

7. Camping with your cat: what to pack and how to do it safely - AOL

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   6. Vaccinate your cat: Ensure your cat's vaccinations are all up to date, and check with your vet if they'll need any new ones for traveling. 7. Make sure your cat is microchipped and has an ID ...