by Jana L | Mar 3, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -M, Uncategorized
The weight of water contained in wood expressed as a percentage of the weight of the oven dry wood. NOFMA/NWFA hardwood flooring is manufactured at 6 to 9 percent moisture content, with a 5 percent allowance for pieces up to 12 percent moisture content.
by Jana L | Mar 3, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -M, Uncategorized
The equivalent fibre stress at maximum load. A constant used in structural design and obtained by loading pieces of wood to destruction. Modulus of rupture is an accepted criterion of strength, although it is not a true stress because the formula by which it is...
by Jana L | Mar 3, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -M, Uncategorized
An imaginary stress necessary to stretch a piece of material to twice its length, compress it to half its length. Values for the individual species are given in megapascals (MPa – equivalent to N/m2), and are based on testing small clear pieces of dry...
by Jana L | Mar 3, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -M, Uncategorized
millimetres
by Jana L | Mar 3, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -M, Uncategorized
Thousand board feet
by Jana L | Mar 3, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -M, Uncategorized
cubic metres
