How well do you know wood in architecture and beyond?

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Which type of lumber tends to twist and wear unevenly?

Dimension lumber

Vertical grain lumber

Flat grain lumber (correct)

Timbers and beams

What is the main factor that controls the thermal expansion of wood?

Humidity levels

Changes in moisture content (correct)

Wood species

Changes in temperature

What is one of the benefits of using natural wood as a building material?

It is lightweight

It is easy to find

It insulates well (correct)

It has a high melting point

What is the difference between sapwood and heartwood?

Sapwood is the softer, younger outer portion of a tree, while heartwood is the older, harder central portion of a tree. Signup and view all the answers

What are the defects of wood?

Decay, checks, shakes, knots, pitch pockets, wane, and warping. Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification of lumber based on?

The type of cut used to saw it. Signup and view all the answers

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Which type of lumber tends to twist and wear unevenly?

What is the main factor that controls the thermal expansion of wood?

What is one of the benefits of using natural wood as a building material?

What is the difference between sapwood and heartwood?

What are the defects of wood?

What is the classification of lumber based on?

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