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Lumber

Lumber, also called timber or fine wood in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames).

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Terminology

History

Conversion of wood logs

Dimensional lumber

Defects in lumber

Durability and service life

Timber framing

Environmental effects of lumber

End-of-life

In the circular economy

Secondary raw material

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Lumber

Nodes127
Edges126
Triples201
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015748
Components1

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Lumber

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related to Engineered lumber · 24
Lumber → As, BCI, Care, Engineered, Finger-jointed, Finger-jointing, Glulam, I-joists, In, It, Laminated, LVL, Manufactured, OSB, Sizes, Some I-joists, The, They, This, TJI
related to External links · 23
Lumber → AssociationThe Forest Products Laboratory, AustraliaTDA, Canada, Garda, Grading Hardwood Lumber, Inspector Training School, ItalyForest Products, January, Madison, National Hardwood Lumber Association, NSW, Riva, Rules, Timber Decking Association, Timber Development Association, Timber Engineering Archived, Timber Research And Development, Trentino, UKTRADA, Wayback Machine June
related to Conversion of wood logs · 13
Lumber → Boxed, FOHC, FOK, Free, Heart, Logs, No, Plain, Quarter, Sawing, The, There, These
related to Dimensional lumber · 11
Lumber → Australia, Carpenters, Common, Dimensional, For, In Canada, It, New Zealand, The, UK, United States
related to Preservatives · 11
Lumber → It, One, Preservatives, Preserved, Properly, Protexol Corporation, These, To, Various, When, Wood
related to Grades and standards · 10
Lumber → American Lumber Standard, American Lumber Standard Committee, Commerce, Current, Individual, Secretary, The, Therefore, These, United States
related to End-of-life · 8
Lumber → An EPA, Based, Construction, Edinburgh Napier University, MSW, The, UK, US
related to Natural forces · 8
Lumber → Checks, Eastern, Like, Next, Ring, Rupture, Shakes, There
related to North American hardwoods · 8
Lumber → Also, But, In North America, North America, North American, The, This, When
related to history · 7
Lumber → In, Madeira, Navigator, North America, Portuguese Empire, Prince Henry, The

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wood timber construction also used dimensional building moisture strength made hardwood waste use dimensions mm industry inches cut standard united

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Lumberis araw material for furniture-making0.90text
Lumberis aresult of secondary or tertiary processing of previously milled lumber0.90text
Lumberis anatural insulator which makes it particularly good for windows and doors.Less construction time0.90text
stiffness or density that correlates with the structural properties of interestinstance ofMachine grading measures a characteristic0.80text
such as bending strengthinstance ofMachine grading measures a characteristic0.80text
sawn on two sides or squared to a large sizeinstance ofA partially sawn log0.80text
later resawn into lumberinstance ofA partially sawn log0.80text
postinstance ofVarious pieces are also known by their uses0.80text
beaminstance ofVarious pieces are also known by their uses0.80text
pressure-treated or naturally durable species of wood where appropriateProviding quality assurance during designinstance ofControlling moisture using design techniques to avoid decayProviding effective control of termites and other insectsUsing durable materials0.80text
constructioninstance ofControlling moisture using design techniques to avoid decayProviding effective control of termites and other insectsUsing durable materials0.80text
throughout the building's service life using appropriate maintenance practicesMoisture controlWood is a hygroscopic materialinstance ofControlling moisture using design techniques to avoid decayProviding effective control of termites and other insectsUsing durable materials0.80text

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