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| closed - timber with narrow, inconspicuous growth rings. |
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| the term is sometimes used to designate wood having small and closely spaced vessels, but in this sense the term "fine |
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| cross - timber in which the fibres deviate from a line parallel to the sides of the piece. cross grain may be either diagonal or spiral grain or a combination of the two. |
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| diagonal - timber in which the annual rings are at an angle with the axis of a piece as a result of sawing at an angle with the bark of the log. a form of cross grain. |
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| end - the grain of the ends of logs or timber on a cross cut surface. |
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| interlocked - timber in which fibres are inclined in one direction in a number of rings of annual or seasonal growth, then reverse and are inclined in an opposite direction in succeeding growth rings. |
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| irregular - grain where the fibres contort and twist around knots, butts, curls and so on. also called wild grain. |
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| open - common classification for woods with large vessels in the grain. also known as coarse textured or coarse grained. |
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| raised - roughened surface of timber and other wood products, particularly softwood, after planing, caused by the |
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| projection of earlywood or latewood above the surface. |
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| slope of - in timber and other wood products, the ratio of deviation of the grain from the long axis of a piece to the |
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| distance along the edge that this deviation occurs. |
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| spiral - a form of cross grain in timber in which the fibres take a spiral course about the trunk of a tree instead of the |
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| normal vertical course. the spiral may extend in a right handed or left-handed direction around the tree trunk. |
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| straight - timber in which the fibres and other longitudinal elements run parallel to the axis of a piece. |
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| green building | This is a loosely defined collection of land-use, building design, and construction strategies that reduces undesirable environmental impacts. benefits of building green include reduced energy con... |
| green timber | - Unseasoned timber, with free moisture present in the cell cavities.
- Freshly converted timber that has not been dried in a kiln; has a high moisture content, usually well above 50%.<...
сырой лесоматериал; |
| grillage | A system of orthogonal elements, usually beams or trusses, acting together to resist a common load. |
| growth rings | Rings of earlywood and latewood on the transverse section of a trunk or branch marking cycles of growth. |
| gum vein | A ribbon of gum between growth rings, which may be bridged radially by wood tissue at intervals. also known as kino. |
| gusset plate | Plates, often steel or plywood, fixed by nails, bolts or other means to connect timber members in a truss or other frame structure. gusset plates may be applied to one or both sides of a joint. горизонтальная фасонка (металлоконструкции); |
| hardboard | - A pressed homogenous fibreboard having a mean density of not less than 800 kg/sq m.
- A generic term for a panel manufactured primarily from interfelted lignocellulosic fibers (usuall...
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| hewn timber | Timber with or without wane, finished to size with hand tools such as an axe or adze. |
| hit and miss | Areas on dressed or moulded boards that that are not fully machined. it results form unacceptable unevenness in the |
| thickness or width of the boards. it is also called skip. |
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| hobnail | - A pattern of pin-holes left by insect attack.
- Сапожный гвоздь с большой шляпкой
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| honeycombing | - A drying defect which occurs when tensile stresses in the core (usually a result of collapse) result in the formation of internal cavities.
- Checks, often not visible at the surface,...
colocación espaciada; образование пустот; |
| horizontally laminated timber | Laminated timber designed to resist bending loads applied perpendicular to the wide face of the laminations. for vertical loads, this means that the wide face runs horizontally. |
| housed joint | A joint where one piece is notched or grooved to receive the other piece. |
| humidistat | - A device for automatically regulating the relative humidity of air.
- A device designed to regulate humidity input by reacting to changes in the moisture content of the air.
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| hold at any particular temperature. |
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| absolute - the amount of moisture in air. it is usually expressed as the weight of water vapour in a unit weight of dry air |
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| relative - at a given temperature, this is the amount of moisture in air as a percentage of the maximum moisture carrying capacity of the air. |
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| hygroscopic | - Changes its moisture content to be in equilibrium with the atmosphere.
- Attracting or absorbing moisture from the ambient atmosphere.
- Гигроскопический
- Readily a...
hyg; higroscópico; гигроскопическая; hydroscopic; |
| hygrostat | - A device for automatically regulating the equilibrium moisture content of the air. see also humidistat.
- Гигростат, гумидистат, регулятор влажности
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| hyperbolic paraboloid shell | A complex curved surface which has one line which is always straight. |
| infestation | - The establishment of insects or other animals in timber.
- The fact of having large numbers of parasites, or an invasion of the body by parasites the condition is caused by infestat...
засор; инфестация; |
| interlocked grain | Grain where the angle of the fibres periodically changes or reverses in successive layers. |
| irregular grain | Grain where the fibres contort and twist around knots, butts, curls and so on. also called wild grain. |
| iso 14000 - environmental management standards | Iso 14000 is a series of international, voluntary environmental management standards developed by the international organisation for standardisation to provide organisations with a common framewor... |
| isotropic | - Exhibiting the same properties in all directions.
- Said of a building material that has the same physical properties in all directions. ist abbr. for inside trim. istructe a designat...
изотропный; изотропический; антенна, изотропная; |
| joint group | Species of timber are classified into joint groups according to their mechanical properties. there are six joint groups for unseasoned timber (j1, the strongest to j6, the weakest) and six joint g... |
| kerfing | - Making a series of parallel saw cuts part way through the thickness of a piece of timber so that the piece can be curved towards the kerfed side.
- Making a series of parallel saw cut...
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| kiln | - A chamber used for seasoning timber in which the temperature and humidity of the circulating air can be controlled.
- A chamber having controlled air‑flow, temperature, and ...
печь (для обжига и сушки); horno; печь; печь для обжига и сушки; |
| kiln-dried | Dried artificially in a kiln. |
| knee brace | - A diagonal corner brace fastened between a column and a beam or truss to provide lateral restraint.
- Коленный захват (катапультного кресла)
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| labelling | Labelling is a term used to describe the use of a label or certification mark that indicates that the timber product has been produced from a certified forest and the chain of custody verified. la... |
| laminated timber | A built up product made of layers or laminations of wood, all with the grain laid parallel and glued or otherwise fastened together. laminating timber allows large and structurally reliable sectio... glued-. lamb’s-tongue, 1 lamb’s-tongue 1. the end of a handrail which is turned out or down from the rail and curved so as to resemble a tongue. 2. a carpenter’s molding plane having a deep and narrow blade more or less resembling a tongue and curved so a; |
| laminated veneer lumber (lvl) | - A structural lumber manufactured from veneers laminated into a panel with the grain of all the veneers running parallel to each other.
- Structural composite
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| land use change and forestry | Land use change and forestry is an overarching title used internationally for sources (emissions) and sinks (removals) associated with the following activities: |
| forestry - commercial harvesting, fuel wood consumption, & incremental growth of managed forests and plantations & |
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| land use change - loss of above ground biomass, on-site and off-site burning of above ground biomass, decay of above ground biomass, soil disturbance, and sequestration in post burning regrowth. |
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| lap joint | A joint made by placing one member partly over another and bonding the overlapped portions. соединение нахлёсточное; соединение внахлест; |
| lateral force | A force applied horizontally to a structure in any direction, such as a force caused by wind or earthquake action |
| lateral movement | - Movement in a structure that is perpendicular to the major axis of loading, ie. usually horizontal movement
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| latewood | - The denser wood formed during the later stages of growth of each annual ring. also called "summerwood".
- The portion of the growth ring that is formed after
summerwood.; |
| life cycle assessment | Life cycle assessment is a process to: |
| evaluate the environmental burdens associated with a product, process, or activity by identifying and quantifying energy and materials used and wastes released to the environment, |
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| assess the impact of those energy and materials used and releases to the environment and |
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| identify and evaluate opportunities to affect environmental improvements. |
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| the assessment includes the entire life cycle of the product, process or activity, encompassing, extracting and processing raw materials manufacturing, transportation and distribution use, re-use, maintenance recycling, and final disposal. |
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| life cycle energy | The total energy consumed by a building during its life-cycle (including manufacture of materials, construction, in-use, renovation, and demolition) derived from non-renewable resources. it includ... |
| light shelf | A horizontal element below a window that reflects direct sunlight up onto a ceiling surface |
| loose assembled | The fabrication of timber elements off site so that they are finished but not connected together until on site just prior to installation |
| losp | Light organic solvent preservative. a wood preservative. |
| lvl | - See laminated veneer lumber
- Latvian lats
- Level
- The iso 4217 currency code for the latvian lats.
- Chg level change
- Level (icao)
латвийский лат; level; лвл-брус; |
| lyctid borer | A wood borer, sometimes known as the powder post borer, that can attack some hardwoods. |
| lyctid susceptibility | Timber is classified according to its susceptibility to attack by lyctid borer. legislation governs the sale and use of lyctid susceptible timber in nsw and queensland; australian standards limit ... |
| marquetry | - Decorative inlay and veneer work.
- Inlaid pieces of a material, such as wood or ivory, fitted together and glued to a common background. also
- Инкрустация или мозаика по де...
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| mechanically laminated timber | Laminated timber where the laminations are joined with mechanical fasteners. |
| medium density fibreboard (mdf) | A panel product manufactured from ligno-cellulosic fibres combined with a synthetic resin or other suitable binder. |
| temperature and species. |
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| capacitance moisture - a meter that measures the varying capacitance of wood with changing moisture content using a radio frequency oscillator. they measure the amount of water per unit volume in the wood. |
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| microwave heating | - Heating of a material by electromagnetic energy alternating at a frequency from 915 to 22,125 mhz.
- Нагрев токами свч
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| green - a site for sawing, packing and racking unseasoned timber. |
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