The wood timber that is suitable for construction is obtained from trees that will measure 0.6m in girth or more. There are different types of woods available for various purposes. The woods that is available for construction is called as timber.
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As strength and durability is the major concern in construction, the timber as a construction material is less…
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A fibre is a unit of matter characterized by flexibility, fineness and a high ratio of length to thickness.
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Saying of Timber may be defined as
“To cut the logs into various formations into pieces is called sawing.”
Purpose of sawing
The logs (trees after felled) if not cut for a long time would results in circumferential shrinkage because of drying of moisture from the…
This short post is a series of post on Timber structures and Timber engineering. We know that the main source of timber is trees and forests are sources of trees. Firstly the trees are felled and than the log (fallen tree) is cut in several ways called sawing. Here are some of tips for felling of tees.
Felling of Trees
By Felling of Trees we mean the process by which the standing timber is…
